SellAnyCar.com
Engineering Manager
SellAnyCar.comUnited Arab Emirates1 day ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
Company Description

SAC is the number one in its field, it’s an innovative and technology-driven business which values its employees. SAC is on a journey and we are looking for the best talent to join us to contribute to our success as a business and in doing so provide you with some amazing challenges and career development opportunities.

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a technically strong and strategic Engineering Manager to lead a skilled cross-functional team. You will partner closely with executive leadership to drive timely product delivery, guide the architectural transition from a Monolith to Microservices, and maintain the stability of our core platform while enabling the rapid launch of high-impact features.

Key Responsibilities

  • Technical Strategy and Stakeholder Alignment
  • The Bridge Between Vision and Execution: You will act as the primary link between Product and Engineering. You’ll translate high-level product goals into scalable technical designs and break down complex business requirements into clear, actionable tasks for the development team.
  • Strategic Decision Support: Act as the principal engineering advocate, communicate trade-offs (e.g., scalability vs speed-to-market) to stakeholders to facilitate data-driven and informed decision-making.
  • Collaboration & Influence: Build strong relationships across teams and influence senior leadership to align engineering efforts with organizational strategy.
  • Engineering Process Management
  • SDLC Ownership: Define, implement, and rigorously enforce a Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) designed to optimize development flow and minimize process friction.
  • Delivery Predictability and Optimization: Establish predictable release pipelines from ad-hoc processes through the establishment of standardized estimation practices and the utilization of DORA metrics to systematically identify and eliminate systemic bottlenecks.
  • Quality Assurance and Governance: Establish and uphold the well-defined criteria for feature readiness. This includes mandatory, rigorous code reviews, comprehensive automated testing protocols, and meticulous documentation standards.
  • Architectural Oversight and Technology Governance
  • System Design: Guide architectural decisions, especially around Microservices and AI integrations, ensuring cohesive and maintainable systems.
  • Technology Selection: Decide whether to retain existing tools or adopt new technologies (e.g., Go, Python) based on long-term viability and strategic alignment.
  • Stability & Performance: Implement reliability patterns (caching, load balancing, asynchronous processing) to ensure platform stability.
  • Team Development and Leadership
  • Technical Leadership (Player-Coach Model): The Manager holds responsibility for daily sprint deliverables and must maintain a hands-on technical role.. This involvement includes participating in high-level code reviews, architecting complex Proofs-of-Concept (POCs), and providing technical expertise to unblock the team on mission-critical, high-risk challenges.
  • Talent Cultivation: Proactively enhance the team's collective capabilities through active mentorship, transforming top-tier performers into future technical and organizational leaders.
  • People & Performance Management: Lead hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development for engineers.
  • Run regular 1:1s with team to support growth and resolve blockers
  • Operationalizing Artificial Intelligence
  • AI Production Readiness: Oversee the engineering process required to deploy reliable, production-grade AI features. Possess a clear understanding of the unique challenges inherent in AI systems (e.g., latency management, handling non-determinism, and optimizing API cost-efficiency) to ensure seamless and stable product integration.

We value engineering principles over specific syntax:

  • Backend: PHP Ecosystem (Legacy & Modern), Node.js.
  • Frontend & Mobile: React.js, React Native, and Legacy AngularJS.
  • Data Layer: Relational & NoSQL architectures (MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis).
  • Messaging & Async: Distributed systems powered by RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ.
  • Cloud: AWS (Modern Cloud-Native & Serverless patterns).
  • Innovation: Integration with LLMs and Generative AI workflows.

Qualifications

Must-Have Skills / Qualifications

  • BSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 12+ years experience in software engineering, including technical leadership.
  • 2+ years managing engineers in product teams
  • Proven success leading delivery on live customer-facing products
  • Strong instincts around quality, velocity, and team health
  • Passion, energy, and hands-on technical excellence.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
  • Strong attention to detail and quality.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

  • High Authority: Lead the definition of engineering processes, quality standards, and team culture.
  • Direct Impact: Shape the organization’s engineering strategy and future.
  • Technical Challenge: Balance legacy system stability, drive microservices adoption, and lead AI integration.

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