Senior Software Engineering Manager

Euronext; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Euronext is seeking an Engineering Manager for the IT Securities team in Porto. Report to the Head of Development and balance hands-on leadership with team coaching to deliver across multiple European locations.

You will manage a software development team, provide technical direction, and handle production incidents, upgrades, and lifecycle management, while driving best practices and continuous learning in an international environment.

Qualifications

• Approximately seven to ten years of professional software development experience.
• Around three to five years of management experience leading software teams.
• Strong technical background with understanding of complex architectures.
• Hands-on engineering leader who engages directly with the team.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach and coordinate a software development team across Europe.
• Provide strong technical leadership and support for complex engineering challenges.
• Evaluate performance and identify development opportunities for team members.
• Promote engineering best practices and continuous learning.
• Coordinate capacity planning and allocation for strategic projects.
• Act as L3 application support for the existing application landscape and manage incidents.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

People leadership

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Job description

## Senior Software Engineering ManagerApply: Porto: Full time: Posted Today: R29141Are 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.Apply by submitting a CV in English.