Summary
Jorge Martins is a senior engineering leader based in Porto with over 15 years in software engineering and a decade in leadership roles, currently directing a 55+ engineering organization at Lokalise. He has scaled teams through hypergrowth, acted as Interim VP overseeing 65+ engineers, and led product, growth, platform and security engineering functions while participating in executive hiring and strategy. Jorge combines hands-on technical roots (Java/JEE, backend and front-end systems) with strong people and process craftsmanship—building career frameworks, running engineering manager communities, and organizing company-wide hackathons. Known for improving engineering decision-making and vendor management, he routinely serves as an incident commander and bar-raiser interviewer, blending operational rigor with talent development. An engineer-turned-executive, he brings a pragmatic focus on shipping product-led features while preserving platform stability and developer velocity.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
JAVA - JEE6, JAVA - JEE6 at Galileu - Centro de Formação
Agile training - SCRUM, Agile training - SCRUM at CESAE
Master Degree in Informatic Engineering (Sofware Engineering) Software Engineering Information Technologies, Master Degree in Informatic Engineering (Sofware Engineering) Software Engineering Information Technologies at Universidade de Coimbra