Engineering Manager

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United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers working on cutting-edge products. You will guide the team's work, mentor engineers, and ensure projects are delivered on time. Our evolving tech stack includes Golang, Javascript/Typescript, Kotlin, and SwiftUI, along with frameworks like React, React-Native, Node.js, and Next.js. You’ll work with data technologies such as Aurora, Redis, Memcached, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, and Redshift, and leverage platforms like Github, Datadog, and EKS as we transition to serverless architecture on AWS.

We’re looking for a leader with a strong blend of technical expertise, leadership and communication skills who is passionate about building world-class experiences for millions of customers.

Key Responsibilities

Manage a team of software engineers, including hiring, mentoring, conducting performance reviews, and supporting professional development
Work with product managers to define requirements and scope projects
Develop schedules, estimates, and status reports for engineering projects
Ensure engineering best practices are followed for coding standards, code reviews, testing, and more
Identify and resolve issues with productivity, product quality, and team dynamics
Drive process improvements on the engineering team
Set and track OKRs and engineering team goals
Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments on project planning and requirements
Optimise development workflows to improve team efficiency
Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and industry best practices
Foster an inclusive and innovative engineering culture focused on solving problems
Manage team budgets, staffing needs, and resource allocation
Evangelise the product and technology to attract and hire top talent
Ensure software reliability, security, scalability, and performance
Implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines
Promote knowledge sharing and technical mentoring within the team
Develop training programs to advance team skills and capabilities
Champion automation, tools, and infrastructure to boost productivity
Troubleshoot critical production issues and outages
Monitor software metrics and track progress toward goals
Liaise between the engineering teams and executive leadership
Contribute technical expertise during product planning and road mapping
Advocate for team needs, empowering engineers to do their best work
Coordinate effective handoff of systems and projects to other teams
Review emerging technologies and consider their application
Audit existing architecture and provide recommendations for improvement

Essential Experience

8+ years of software development experience
3+ years of team leadership experience
Hands-on technology leader
SEO and MarTech knowhow
Experience in Web development & API integrations
Good problem solving and analytical skills
Good communication skills

Other Capabilities

Solution design, not necessarily custom development for all needs and utilizing commodity & cloud solutions
Expertise in service oriented architecture and domain driven design
Expertise in frontend development technologies
Content management systems know-how
Exposure to NoSQL like MongoDB
Customer focused and forming data-driven decisions
Proactive in ensuring product reliability, improving customer experience
Experience in the Real Estate Classified industry is a big plus

Key Skills

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technical expertise react continuous integration serverless dynamodb datadog kotlin golang nosql redis cloud eks

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