Engineering Manager (Porto) Automation

Engineering Manager (Hybrid)

Porto, Portugal

About Us

Nitro is a global document productivity company accelerating digital transformation in a world that demands the ability to work from anywhere, anytime, on any device. As a global player in the eSign and workflow productivity market, Nitro enables organisations to drive better business outcomes through 100% digital document processes and fast, efficient workflows. The Nitro Productivity Platform offers comprehensive SaaS business solutions, including highly secure eSigning and e-ID, powerful PDF productivity and industry-leading analytics, all supported by a superior customer success team. Nitro has over 3 million licensed users and 13,000+ Business Customers in more than 150 countries, including over 68% of the Fortune 500 and three of the Fortune 10. Nitro is headquartered in San Francisco with nine global hubs.

How We Work

We aim to create an environment where talented individuals are empowered to excel. How we collaborate, innovate, and engage with one another is important to us. Our work is driven by 5 key principles:

One team, One mission

Our collective dedication to Nitro’s mission defines us. Together, we are building an environment where everyone feels like a valued part of something bigger than themselves.

Own it

We take full ownership of our actions and decisions. We empower one another to lead with confidence, creativity, and a solutions-focused mindset.

Accountable to our customers

We are dedicated to our customers and take our commitments seriously. We do what we say we are going to do.

Excellence in execution

Driven by passion and precision, we exemplify excellence in our delivery with innovative, top-quality results.

Be bold, fail fast, learn faster

We learn as we grow, dare to try, and bravely question. We are not chasing perfection but forever iterating towards it.

These guiding values shape our approach to work, fostering a culture where everyone is inspired to contribute their best.

Why Nitro Automate Platform

The Nitro Automate Platform is at the forefront of Nitro’s evolution - powering cutting-edge AI solutions that transform how businesses interact with documents and automate workflows. Our platform includes REST APIs for PDF and document manipulation, no-code workflow automation tools, MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, and deeply integrated AI capabilities.

This is a unique opportunity to lead an ambitious, high-impact team building the infrastructure that powers the next generation of intelligent document automation.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager  to lead and grow the engineering team behind the Nitro Automate Platform. You will manage talented engineers building real-world AI solutions - from document processing APIs to workflow automation tooling and MCP servers. This is a highly visible role at the intersection of engineering leadership and cutting-edge AI product development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of engineers delivering AI-powered APIs, document automation pipelines, and no-code workflow tooling
• Drive the full engineering lifecycle from product specification through to production deployment, ensuring quality and velocity
• Champion agentic coding workflows and modern AI-assisted development practices across your team
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and senior engineers to define technical direction and architectural standards for the Automate Platform
• Own delivery and accountability for platform features including PDF/document alteration APIs, workflow automation services, and MCP server integrations
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and rapid iteration
• Actively identify and mitigate technical risks and delivery dependencies
• Lead stakeholder communication, providing clear visibility into team progress and technical decisions
• Contribute to and help shape company-wide engineering best practices

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 3-5+ years as an Engineering Manager in a software development environment, with direct experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong technical background in backend and/or API development, ideally in Python or similar modern languages
• Hands-on experience with agentic coding workflows, AI-assisted development, and taking software from spec to production
• Proven experience delivering cloud-native, production-grade APIs and developer-facing platforms
• Experience working with AI/LLM technologies, automation frameworks, or document processing systems
• Familiarity with MCP servers, no-code tooling, or workflow automation platforms is a strong advantage
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, modern DevOps practices, and agile/scrum methodologies
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; comfortable influencing across engineering, product, and commercial stakeholders
• Based in Porto, Portugal with the ability to collaborate regularly with our Dublin team

A Taste of Our Philosophy

• We believe that engineering should be fun
• The best products demand the best platforms, and that is exactly what we build
• We are passionate about instrumentation, continuous improvement and operational excellence
• We are committed to building systems and services that just work, without heroics
• We not only believe in your personal and professional growth, we expect it

Why Nitro?   

Along with our regular benefits and programs (including health, dental, vision, and retirement as standard), we are also very proud to offer a few additional initiatives to future Nitronauts: 

Hybrid Work   

Our team embraces the hybrid work model, appreciating its blend of flexibility and structure. We combine three days of in-person collaboration at our global offices in Toronto, Dublin, Antwerp, Porto, and Melbourne with the convenience of two days of remote work each week.

Benefits:

Nitro provides all employees with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, and wellness perks. We also offer pension/401k matching, along with many other country-specific benefits.

Nitro strongly encourages applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. We provide an accessible candidate experience and invite you to request any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond.

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