Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Dashlane’s web extension sits in a mature SaaS category where reliability, security, and product experience are not abstract goals but daily constraints. Leading engineering for a client-facing surface used at large scale makes this role relevant to the broader SaaS ecosystem, where browser-based distribution, cross-platform behavior, and trust are central to retention. The Lisbon base and hybrid cadence also signal an organisation investing in sustained collaboration across disciplines, which is often critical when product complexity rises.
From a SaaS career perspective, this position concentrates on the mechanics of scaling engineering through people, process, and technical direction rather than purely individual delivery. The remit spans developing managers, shaping roadmaps with product and business stakeholders, and improving systems that reduce delivery friction. That combination builds durable leadership experience that translates across SaaS companies navigating platform stability, quality, and security expectations.
This role suits an engineering leader who prefers operating through other leaders, balancing strategic goals with selective hands-on involvement in technical decision-making. It will fit someone who enjoys building accountability and autonomy within teams, and who is comfortable partnering closely with non-engineering functions to convert product plans into dependable execution. It is also a strong match for candidates motivated by globally used software where operational rigor matters.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About the role:
Join Dashlane as a Director of Engineering and take part in a mission to create a beautiful and scalable application with global impact. As a team manager, helping us build, grow, and lead the teams that are building and maintaining our Dashlane web extension that is used by millions of clients around the world.
Location:
You will be based in Lisbon, with English as your working language. At Dashlane, we embrace a hybrid culture that combines the best of both worlds: the creativity and energy of in-person collaboration with the flexibility of remote work. Our model is designed to strengthen team connections while supporting individual productivity and work-life balance. To maximize collaboration, we come together in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, while Wednesdays and Fridays offer more flexibility for focused work.
At Dashlane, you will:
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Build a strong ownership and accountability culture within out office in Lisbon, as the business and product complexity grows at a rapid pace.
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Help your direct reports grow and develop as managers, leaders, engineers, and teammates
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Recruit new engineering managers and software engineers, and participate in Dashlane’s effort to be visible in the tech community in Portugal
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Support teams and make them autonomous by giving them all the appropriate tools they need to deliver without friction
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Lead managerial initiatives to improve our current systems and processes in support of the company’s mission
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Deliver Engineering strategy goals and have the ability to be hands-on in actively contribute to shaping roadmaps, decrease risks and support technical deliverables, including refinement sessions, ADRs, and other technical documents.
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Work closely with product and business stakeholders to deliver on our Product Roadmaps and be a recognized partner to the business
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Help define the direction of the Product Experience and Platform teams to improve the stability, security, and quality of the Dashlane product
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Work with passionate teams of engineers, product managers, testers, customer support agents, and others in a friendly and multicultural environment
Requirements:
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8+ years of experience in software engineering
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5+ years of experience in people management (ideally in a distributed environment)
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3+ years of experience in managing managers and senior technical ICs (ideally in a distributed environment)
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Fluency in English
We're Also Looking For:
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Experience with a company at roughly Dashlane's size and scaling up (100-500 employees)
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Experience working in a distributed team across multiple timezones
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You have a BS in Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Management, or similar relevant field
What Dashlane Offers You:
- Flex Benefits - allocate a monthly amount to a pool of benefits
- Health insurance covered by Dashlane
- 5 extra vacation days each year, plus your birthday off
- Company wide well-being days (one per quarter)
- Equal Parental leave - up to 20 weeks fully paid leave, within the first year of birth or adoption
- Work schedule exemption - plan your work schedule in alignment with your manager
- Donation matching program - Dashlane will match your donations to organizations driving positive impact in historically marginalized communities
- Access mental health services through Spring Health, available for you and your family members
- Team building & social events - weekly lunch in the office and monthly happy hour and much more
