Manager, Engineering at Snyk

Hybrid - Lisbon, Portugal

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Snyk is the leader in secure AI software development, helping millions of developers develop fast and stay secure as AI transforms how software is built. Our AI-native Developer Security Platform integrates seamlessly into development and security workflows, making it easy to find, fix, and prevent vulnerabilities — from code and dependencies to containers and cloud. We’re seeking an experienced and collaborative Engineering Manager to lead our 'Engine' team of 8 Software Engineers in Lisbon. The role involves leading the team scaling our next‑gen DAST solution – Snyk API & Web – built for the future of AI‑powered software development.

Requirements

Experience

  • Engineering management experience
  • Experience leading software development teams

Skills

  • Leadership and team management
  • Cross-functional collaboration and communication
  • System architecture and design
  • Problem solving in complex technical environments
  • Delivering high-quality scalable software solutions
  • Software engineering background
  • Java programming
  • TypeScript programming
  • Python programming

Responsibilities

  • Co-developing the team roadmap and supporting technical direction.
  • Ensuring new team members are onboarded and effectively contributing to the expected level.
  • Coaching direct reports through productive feedback, building on strengths and addressing areas of development.
  • Helping the team learn, adapt and improve upon agile and lean methodologies, balancing delivery speed and product quality.
  • Managing the team’s on-call process and rota, and serving as a point of escalation for incidents.
  • Applying Product Led Growth practices to identify, measure and constantly improve the platform through experimentation.
  • Participating in hands‑on coding as needed, including code reviews.

Technologies

JavaTypeScriptPython

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