Latest news and stories about tech jobs in Portugal for expats and residents.
Space technology company Open Cosmos is opening a new office in Porto as part of a recruitment drive. The firm aims to double its workforce in Portugal to 100 employees, with 50 new vacancies currently available.
Swisscom Switzerland announced this Thursday that it will open a new unit in Lisbon, joining existing locations in Riga and Rotterdam, with operations starting next year with 40 people. This new operations centre for the Swiss telecommunications operator in Lisbon will provide technology and business services.
Vodafone has selected Portugal as the location for its new international cybersecurity hub.
Portugal will have another technology centre. Vodafone announced this Wednesday that it has chosen the city of Lisbon to host a global cybersecurity centre for the telecommunications group, which will initially employ around 40 professionals. The Global Cyber Centre (GCC) – Lisbon aims to strengthen security and resilience.
Portugal has seen a significant increase in its technology sector workforce, moving up to the second position in Europe for job growth in this field over the past year.
LTPlabs, a Portuguese company specialising in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics, is looking to hire 20 professionals with technical qualifications. According to Inês Vasconcelos, HR Director at LTPlabs, the consultancy is seeking talent with technical skills, team spirit, and a strong work ethic to drive business growth. In this second edition of the 'Shapers' recruitment programme, the company, based in Senhora da Hora, Matosinhos, aims to attract tech profiles in areas such as Frontend Development, UX/UI design, DevOps, SysAdmin, Data Science, Data Engineering, ML Engineering, and Software Engineering. Applications are open until 31 July, with the selection process taking place over the summer. The Shapers programme, which has already required an investment of half a million euros, aims to increase the capacity for implementing and developing AI solutions. LTPlabs currently employs 140 people and aims to reach 200 by the end of the year. Founded in 2015, the AI (Analytical and Generative) and Advanced Analytics specialist has over 70 clients, including Worten, Sonae MC, Galp, BPI, and Unilever. LTPlabs also has projects and clients in Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, with offices in the UK and Brazil. In 2025, LTPlabs recorded a turnover of 12 million euros and was certified as a Great Place to Work. Additionally, Bynd has a 30-million-euro fund to invest in tech startups.
The cities of Lisbon and Porto concentrate the vast majority of job openings in the technology sector within Portugal.
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José Gonçalves is the new managing director of Kyndryl in Portugal, a company with around 1,000 employees in the country. The former Accenture executive replaces José Manuel Paraíso, who since 2021 had led the country's leading provider of critical enterprise IT services. With more than 30 years' experience in the ICT sector, José Gonçalves was, during ...
The National Artificial Intelligence Agenda (ANIA) will receive over €400 million in investment by 2030, largely through EU funds, according to information released today by the Ministry for State Reform.
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