Senior Software Engineering Manager

Euronext; Porto; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Euronext is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the IT Securities team in Porto. You will drive hands‑on technical leadership while mentoring a distributed software development group and collaborating with the Head of Development to plan capacity and deliver high‑impact projects.

The role requires balancing people management with active technical involvement, strong stakeholder skills, and a focus on engineering excellence across the portfolio in a European context.

Qualifications

• Approximately seven to ten years of professional experience in software development and IT.
• Around three to five years of management experience leading software development or engineering teams.
• Strong technical background with the ability to understand complex software architectures and distributed application environments.

Responsibilities

• Managing, coaching and coordinating a software development team, building a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.
• Providing strong technical leadership and actively supporting the development team in solving complex engineering challenges.
• Evaluating team performance, providing continuous feedback and identifying development and training opportunities.
• Promoting engineering best practices, technical excellence and continuous learning across the team.
• Working closely with the Head of Engineering on team capacity planning and allocation across strategic projects, business‑as‑usual activities and technical initiatives.
• Taking management responsibility for the team supporting the existing portfolio of applications operating across multiple European locations, ensuring effective delivery of business‑as‑usual activities and acting as L3 application support for the existing application landscape. This includes handling ticket and support requests according to agreed priorities and service level agreements, as well as critical production incidents requiring deep technical investigation, resolution, escalation and follow‑up.
• Coordinating application maintenance activities, including software and infrastructure upgrades, vulnerability remediation, technical corrections, stability improvements and lifecycle management.

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

Technical knowledge

Communication skills

Fluent English

Job description

Are you ready to shape the future of capital markets?

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join the IT Securities team. The position will be based in Porto and you will report to the Head of Development.

The role requires a hands‑on engineering leadership mindset. We are looking for a manager who combines strong people leadership with solid technical knowledge and who is willing to actively engage with the team when challenges arise, rather than operating exclusively through delegation.

You will primarily be responsible for:

• Managing, coaching and coordinating a software development team, building a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.
• Providing strong technical leadership and actively supporting the development team in solving complex engineering challenges.
• Evaluating team performance, providing continuous feedback and identifying development and training opportunities.
• Promoting engineering best practices, technical excellence and continuous learning across the team.
• Working closely with the Head of Engineering on team capacity planning and allocation across strategic projects, business‑as‑usual activities and technical initiatives.
• Taking management responsibility for the team supporting the existing portfolio of applications operating across multiple European locations, ensuring effective delivery of business‑as‑usual activities and acting as L3 application support for the existing application landscape. This includes handling ticket and support requests according to agreed priorities and service level agreements, as well as critical production incidents requiring deep technical investigation, resolution, escalation and follow‑up.
• Coordinating application maintenance activities, including software and infrastructure upgrades, vulnerability remediation, technical corrections, stability improvements and lifecycle management.

Your profile:

• Approximately seven to ten years of professional experience in software development and IT.
• Around three to five years of management experience leading software development or engineering teams.
• Strong technical background with the ability to understand complex software architectures and distributed application environments.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a hands‑on engineering leader, combining people management with active technical involvement.
• Experience coordinating or supporting critical production incidents and problem resolution.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills in an international and distributed environment.
• Fluent English.

Join a company where market infrastructure is built on innovation and where every innovation starts with a bold mind asking, “What’s next?”.

At Euronext, we believe change is a starting point, not an obstacle. We look for people who see growth opportunities, think long term and want to help shape capital markets for future generations.

Working with us means:

• Being part of a European, international and diverse team – Collaborate across borders with talented colleagues connected by a shared ambition and purpose.
• Learning as you grow – Develop your skills through continuous learning, real responsibilities and flexible career paths that evolve with you.
• Having an impact – Contribute to projects that matter, in an agile and dynamic environment where your ideas help drive progress.
• Driving sustainability – Play an active role in building transparent, responsible and sustainable capital markets for the long term. Together, we do not just support markets - we help shape their future.

Join Euronext – Shape capital markets for future generations
Euronext is the leading European capital market covering the entire capital markets value chain, from listing, trading, clearing, settlement and custody, to solutions for issuers and investors. We operate eight national stock exchanges, handling 25% of European lit equity trading. Our products include equities, FX, ETFs, bonds, derivatives, commodities and indices. Euronext also provides clearing and settlement services through Euronext Clearing and our network of Euronext Securities CSDs. In addition, Euronext runs MTS, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets, and Nord Pool, the European power market. The company has a diverse domestic and international client base.

Find out more about us at: Euronext.com

Euronext Values

Unity

• We respect and value the people we work with
• We are unified through a common purpose
• We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

• We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly
• We act with integrity in everything we do
• We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility

• We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness
• We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change
• We take smart risks

Energy

• We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo
• We focus on and encourage personal leadership
• We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

• We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders
• We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome
• We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects.