Engineering Sr. Manager

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Job purpose:Management and control of a domain engineering squads (tribe), manage the entire domain delivery and architecture and providing guidance on using best practices, engineering methods and tools, using agile and Spotify models.Key accountabilities and decision ownership: (max of 7 accountabilities not main or daily duties or tasks)
  • Own delivery of priority features/capabilities by collaborating with product to define milestones/deadlines.
  • Analyse, plan and design the high level and low-level architecture and provide all the technical specifications that the squads need to develop the product.
  • Prioritize, delegate, and supervise all engineers\' activities and deliverables.
  • Continuous improvement of Engineering processes, automation, creative and new ides to improve throughput and efficiency factor. Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies. Execute projects to reduce tech debt, optimize infrastructure and systems.
  • Provide input in strategic technical decisions and solutions, when needed.
  • Maintain high code quality through code reviews, test automation, monitoring, etc. Drive process improvements.
  • Hire, develop, coach, mentor and retain top engineering talent through performance management and learning opportunities.
  • Work closely with the tribe leadership to define strategy, operations, and communications that guide the tribe's products and clients to success.
Geidea's Values:
  • Customer first
  • Open
  • Real
  • Bold
  • Resilient
  • Collaborative
Must have technical / professional qualifications (knowledge & Skills level of presence in the job (High/Medium/Low)
  • 10+ years of overall experience in software engineering and operations
  • BSc in Engineering or BTech (or equivalent technical education)
  • Strong hands-on experience leading .NET development with familiarity in frontend applications
  • 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams
  • Familiarity with payments/e-commerce domains preferred
  • Experience architecting and scaling transactional systems
  • Demonstrated success delivering features through automation and DevOps
  • Track record of managing distributed/remote engineering teams
  • Strong problem-solving, leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects and deadlines
  • Core Skills required:
-Problem Solving: High
-Leadership: High
-Interpersonal Skills: High * Other job specific core skills (Head- Hand - Heart)
  • Communication skills: High
  • Time management skills: High
Financial Factors of the Job
  • None
Key Success Factors (max of 5 Key Success Factors, should be numbers or % to be measured)
  • Feature Delivery - Percentage of agreed product roadmap milestones completed on time. Track via project management tool.
  • Stability & Reliability - Uptime percentage and change failure rate for releases. Monitor through metrics in monitoring systems.
  • Technical Standards - Completion percentage of code quality, security and architecture compliance reviews over time. Audit in code repo/PRs.
  • Process Maturity - Reduction in bottlenecks, lead times and toil activities as measured before/after process improvement initiatives.
  • Talent Development - Annual performance ratings and retention rates and feedback from skip-level 1:1s.
Operational Factors of the Job (Level of presence in the job (High/Medium/Low):
  • Decision Making: High
  • Execution: Medium
  • Customers\' Interaction & Experience: Medium
  • Products / Services Interaction: High
  • Impact of the job: High
Structural Metrics of the Job:
  • Number of direct reports: 4 to 6
Lead Developers / Senior Chapter Leads
  • Number of non- direct reports (dotted) None.
  • The layer of this job in the organization structure N-3
  • Communication framework of the job:
  • Internally with:
  • HR
  • Products
  • Engineering team
  • Operations
  • R&D
  • IT
  • Externally with:
  • Vendors
Work Conditions: very important to define the job complexity and special conditions which might affect the grading level e.g., from electrical work, work at heights, driving, working at night, risks to sight, extensive travel is required, etc.
  • In-doors:100%
  • Out-doors: 0%
  • Work Hazards: Normal
  • Working Days: 5 Working Days
  • Shift Based: No
  • Days Off:2 Days Off
  • Working Hours: 48 Hours

Geidea

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1666271
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
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