Engineering Manager
Teya
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Porto • Portugal
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About the role
- Lead a team of backend engineers
- Manage team performance, development, and career growth through regular feedback, coaching, and structured reviews
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners in product, compliance, and engineering to deliver features that enhance onboarding efficiency while maintaining regulatory integrity
- Drive high standards for clean architecture, security, automation, and maintainability across the codebase
- Own team delivery, system reliability, and continuous improvement of development processes
- Contribute to roadmap definition
- Mentor engineers on advanced technical and architectural decisions, empowering them to solve complex challenges independently
- Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and capacity planning to scale the team effectively
Requirements
- 1–3 years of experience managing engineers, including performance and career development
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, ideally in backend systems with Java, Kotlin, or similar technologies
- Experience in systems design, especially in high-throughput, secure, or regulated environments
- Familiarity with automation-first development principles and reducing manual, error-prone processes
- Strong communication skills, able to articulate technical trade-offs to diverse audiences
- Comfortable with Agile development methodologies and managing delivery in fast-paced, high-stakes environments
- A pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset with a bias for action and ownership
Benefits
- We trust you, so we offer flexible working hours, as long it suits both you and your team
- Private Health Insurance
- 25 days of Annual leave (+ Bank holidays)
- Public Transportation Card
- Meal Allowance
- Frequent team events & activities in and out of the office
- Office snacks every day
- Friendly, comfortable and informal office environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
JavaKotlinbackend systemssystems designautomation-first developmentclean architecturesecurityhigh-throughput environmentsregulatory compliancecontinuous improvement
Soft skills
team leadershipperformance managementcoachingcommunicationmentoringsolution-oriented mindsetcollaborationfeedbackorganizational skillsbias for action