Senior Software Engineering Manager

Euronext Securities Shared Services, Unipessoal Lda; Porto; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Euronext Securities Shared Services, Unipessoal Lda in Porto is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the IT Securities team. The role combines people leadership with hands-on engineering involvement to solve complex challenges.

You will coach a software development team, manage capacity, and ensure delivery across European locations, including L3 incident handling and upgrades. This position offers an impactful role within a dynamic, international environment.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional software development experience.
• 3–5 years of management experience leading software teams.
• Strong technical background in complex software architectures and distributed environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach and coordinate a software development team with accountability and continuous improvement.
• Provide strong technical leadership and support the team in solving complex engineering challenges.
• Evaluate team performance, deliver feedback and identify growth opportunities.
• Promote engineering best practices, technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Collaborate with Head of Engineering on capacity planning and project allocation.
• Oversee the team supporting existing applications across multiple European locations; act as L3 support for production incidents.

Skills

Software development

Engineering management

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Hands-on leadership

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.

Responsibilities

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.

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.

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. Euronext is the leading European capital market infrastructure, covering the entire capital markets value chain, from listing, trading, clearing, settlement and custody to solutions for issuers and investors. Euronext operates MTS, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets, and Nord Pool, the European power market.

Euronext also provides clearing and settlement services through Euronext Clearing and its Euronext Securities central securities depositories (CSDs) in Denmark, Italy, Norway and Portugal. Euronext’s regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal host a broad range of listed issuers, a strong blue‑chip franchise and the largest global centre for debt and fund listings. With a diverse domestic and international client base, Euronext is a major venue for European lit equity trading. Its products include equities, FX, ETFs, bonds, derivatives, commodities and indices.

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