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
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Lead engineering organisation
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Define technical architecture standards
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Implement scalable SDLC
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Manage DevOps and QA
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Develop engineering talent
Detailed Responsibilities
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Engineering Leadership
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Manage Engineering Managers and DevOps
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Structure engineering career paths
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Drive performance and accountability
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Architecture & Technical Standards
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Define and maintain architectural coherence
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Prevent uncontrolled technical debt
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Review major technical decisions
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SDLC & DevOps
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Ensure CI/CD implementation
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Improve deployment frequency
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Improve system reliability
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Talent & Scaling
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Recruit and grow engineering team (Italy & Porto)
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Integrate Porto as engineering hub
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Improve developer productivity
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Executive Contribution
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Contribute to overall company strategy
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Report directly to CEO
Profile & Qualifications
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10+ years engineering experience
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Experience managing 20+ engineers
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Strong background in C++ and backend systems
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Experience implementing modern DevOps practices
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Structured leadership style
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Comfortable collaborating with CPTO
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Fintech or trading systems experience preferred
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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 CSDs. In addition, Euronext runs MTS, one of Europe’s 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 don’t 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.