Chief Technical Officer or VP Engineer

Location

Portugal (Porto) or Italy (Milan)

Travels in Italy (Porto Milan and Isernia close to Naples)

Reporting To

CEO

Context

Euronext Technology Solutions is a fintech trading software company (60 employees) undergoing a transformation from a project-driven model to a scalable product-led organisation. We are building a cross-functional squad model strengthening DevOps and modernising our product portfolio. We are seeking a CTO to lead this Engineer Teams.

Mission

Lead engineering excellence architecture integrity and scalable SDLC implementation.

The CTO is responsible for engineering excellence architecture integrity SDLC implementation and scaling the engineering organisation. The CTO ensures that the company builds software efficiently securely and sustainably. He must ensure engineering discipline and scalability. This role requires deep technical expertise and leadership courage. This is a high-impact and high-accountability transformation leadership role.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering organisation
• Define technical architecture standards
• Implement scalable SDLC
• Manage DevOps and QA
• Develop engineering talent

Detailed Responsibilities

• Engineering Leadership
  • Manage Engineering Managers and DevOps
  • Structure engineering career paths
  • Drive performance and accountability

• Architecture & Technical Standards
  • Define and maintain architectural coherence
  • Prevent uncontrolled technical debt
  • Review major technical decisions

• SDLC & DevOps
  • Ensure CI/CD implementation
  • Improve deployment frequency
  • Improve system reliability

• Talent & Scaling
  • Recruit and grow engineering team (Italy & Porto)
  • Integrate Porto as engineering hub
  • Improve developer productivity

• Executive Contribution
  • Contribute to overall company strategy
  • Report directly to CEO

Profile & Qualifications

• 10 years engineering experience
• Experience managing 20 engineers
• Strong background in C and backend systems
• Experience implementing modern DevOps practices
• Structured leadership style
• Comfortable collaborating with CPTO
• Fintech or trading systems experience preferred
• Fluency in English.

Apply by submitting a CV in English.

About Euronext

Join Euronext Shape capital markets for future generations.

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 seven 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 addition Euronext runs MTS one of Europes leading electronic fixed income trading markets and Nord Pool the European power market. The company has a diverse domestic and international client base.

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 dont 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.