Abtrace

primary care

EngineeringManager

Porto, Porto District, Portugal FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Engineering Manager at Abtrace. Skills: engineering leadership, team growth, mentoring, raising quality bar, delivery ownership, hiring top talent. Lead and scale high-performing engineering teams. Mentor and grow engineers”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver care efficiently; identify risk earlier; act sooner; deliver at startup speed; achieve clear KPIs and performance expectations; shipping fast

Industry & Context.

primary care

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years of engineering leadership experience in high-growth startups or scale-ups, Experience with Python, Experience with React, Experience with public cloud environments (AWS preferred), Experience with distributed systems (such as Kubernetes), Experience with infrastructure as code

Nice to Have

Seen scale before and be hungry to build it again, Cultivate and support engineering in high-velocity environments with clear KPIs and performance expectations, Balance speed with engineering rigor, Hands-on enough to jump into code or architecture discussions but know how to delegate and empower, Product mindset, Relentless about raising the bar on execution, hiring, and accountability

What You'll Do.

Lead and scale high-performing engineering teams

Mentor and grow engineers

Implement engineering best practices

Raise the quality bar across code

Transform culture from early-stage startup to elite engineering organization

Ensure projects are delivered rapidly

Drive performance and cultivate a high-output

and retain top engineers

Collaborate with Product

and Ops to prioritize and execute

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Product, Design, and Ops to prioritize and execute.

Process & Methodology

Own Delivery: Ensure projects are delivered rapidly

Full Job Description

Abtrace is transforming primary care by enabling proactive, preventative healthcare at scale. We support 500+ practices and 4.5M patients across the UK, helping teams identify risk earlier, act sooner, and deliver care efficiently - without extra burden. Our Engineering team builds robust, scalable, and high-impact software that drives real outcomes. As we scale, we're evolving our culture to move fast, raise the bar, and deliver at startup speed. **What You’ll Do** As an Engineering Manager, you will...: * **Lead &Scale: **Grow, mentor and manage high-performing engineering teams, with a focus on speed, rigor, and accountability. * **Mentor &Grow: **Coach engineers to improve technically and professionally, creating a clear growth path. * **Set the Bar:** Implement engineering best practices and raise the quality bar across code, architecture, and delivery. * **Transform Culture:** Help transition the team from early-stage startup to an elite engineering organization with structure, pace, and intensity. * **Own Delivery:** Ensure projects are delivered rapidly, always putting customer needs at the heart of what we do * **Drive Performance:** Cultivate a high-output, high-trust culture where engineers take full ownership and move quickly without sacrificing quality. * **Hire A+ Talent:** Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineers who are drawn to a fast, demanding, high growth environment. * **Collaborate Cross-Functionally:** Work closely with Product, Design, and Ops to prioritize and execute. **You Might Be a Fit If You…** * Have **3+ years of engineering leadership experience** in high-growth startups or scale-ups. * Have **seen scale before and be hungry to build it again** * Cultivate and support engineering in high-velocity environments with clear KPIs and performance expectations. * Know how to **balance speed with engineering rigor** —shipping fast, but (rarely) breaking things. * Are hands-on enough to jump into code or architecture discussions but know ho

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