Fortender
Head of Product Development
FortenderUnited Arab Emirates7 days ago
Full-timeProduct Management, Marketing
Job Title: Head of Product & Development

Company: TechArabia Information Systems

Location: Dubai, UAE

Employment Type: Full-time


About the Role

TechArabia is looking for a young, ambitious, and forward-thinking Head of Product & Development to lead our product vision and engineering strategy across our platforms, including Fortender. You will drive an Ai-powered development culture built for speed, innovation, and modern engineering standards.

If you’re passionate about building scalable products, leading high-performance teams, and pushing tech boundaries with AI, this role is for you.


Key ResponsibilitiesProduct & Technical Leadership
  • Own the full product lifecycle and deliver a strong, aligned product roadmap.
  • Work closely with founders and customers to translate needs into features.
  • Lead and mentor the development team, setting modern best practices.
  • Drive an AI-first workflow, ensuring fast, efficient, and future-ready development.


Engineering & Development
  • Oversee development using the MERN Stack and contribute directly when needed.
  • Support Python-based and AI-integrated projects.
  • Ensure clean architecture, scalability, and high performance.
  • Implement version control, CI/CD, automated testing, and quality standards.


Cloud, Infrastructure & DevOps
  • Manage infrastructure hosted on AWS and ensure reliable deployment pipelines.
  • Optimize performance, scalability, cost, and security.
  • Oversee system health, uptime, and disaster recovery readiness.


AI-Driven Innovation
  • Integrate AI tools, ML models, automation frameworks, and next-gen methodologies.
  • Replace slow, traditional coding habits with fast, modern, AI-assisted workflows.
  • Identify and deliver AI-powered product features.


RequirementsTechnical Skills
  • Strong expertise in MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js (MERN).
  • Solid experience with Python.
  • Mandatory experience in AI-assisted coding, LLMs, or ML integrations.
  • Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, IAM, VPC).
  • Strong understanding of architecture, microservices, and system design.


Leadership & Product Experience
  • Proven experience leading development or product teams.
  • Strong product mindset with the ability to turn business needs into tech solutions.
  • Experience in SaaS development is a major plus.
  • Excellent communication and decision-making skills.


Nice to Have
  • Knowledge of DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform).
  • Experience with procurement, construction tech, or enterprise systems.
  • Basic UI/UX understanding.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices.


Why Join Us?
  • Lead the evolution of a fast-growing tech platform.
  • Work in a dynamic, innovative, and AI-driven environment.
  • Build products used by enterprises across the region.
  • Attractive compensation and strong growth potential.


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