Director of Engineering

Info Resume Edge; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Info Resume Edge in Dubai, UAE seeks a Head of Engineering to lead and scale the technology organization. You will shape technical vision, drive product roadmaps, and oversee delivery across engineering, QA, DevOps and design teams.

You will own hiring, mentor leaders, implement processes, and ensure security, performance and regulatory compliance while steering innovation and strategic tech initiatives in a fast-changing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 10 years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record leading large engineering teams and delivering complex projects at scale.
• Strong background in system architecture, software development and agile methodologies.
• Excellent interpersonal leadership and communication skills.
• Experience with project management tools, development frameworks and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead mentor and manage the engineering team including managers, developers, QA engineers and DevOps professionals.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies, processes and standards that drive product excellence and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Operations) to define technical vision and product roadmaps.
• Oversee project timelines, budgets, resource allocation and risk management to ensure timely and on-budget delivery.
• Ensure software engineering practices follow best-in-class security, performance and scalability standards.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, ownership and high performance within the engineering team.
• Own the hiring process for technical talent and support employee development through coaching and career growth planning.
• Stay abreast of new technologies and trends to ensure the company remains competitive and innovative.
• Ensure compliance with engineering and regulatory standards relevant to the industry.
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors and contractors when necessary.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Agile methodologies

Cloud infrastructure

Team management

Communication skills

Project management

System design

Hiring & coaching

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Microservices architecture

DevOps practices

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead mentor and manage the engineering team including managers developers QA engineers and DevOps professionals.

• Develop and implement engineering strategies processes and standards that drive product excellence and operational efficiency.

• Collaborate with executive leadership and crossfunctional teams (Product Design Operations) to define technical vision and product roadmaps.

• Oversee project timelines budgets resource allocation and risk management to ensure timely and onbudget delivery.

• Ensure software engineering practices follow bestinclass security performance and scalability standards.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement innovation ownership and high performance within the engineering team.

• Own the hiring process for technical talent and support employee development through coaching performance reviews and career growth planning.

• Stay abreast of new technologies and trends to ensure the company remains competitive and innovative.

• Ensure compliance with engineering and regulatory standards relevant to the industry.

• Manage relationships with thirdparty vendors and contractors when necessary.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field.

• 10 years of experience in software engineering with at least 5 years in a leadership role.

• Proven track record of leading large engineering teams and successfully delivering complex projects at scale.

• Strong technical background in system architecture software development and agile methodologies.

• Excellent interpersonal leadership and communication skills.

• Demonstrated experience with project management tools development frameworks and cloud infrastructure (AWS Azure GCP etc.).

• Experience working in a fastpaced dynamic and collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a startup or hypergrowth environment.

• Familiarity with DevOps CI/CD pipelines and microservices architecture.

• Certification in Agile PMP or similar project management practices.

KPIs / Success Metrics:

• Engineering team retention and satisfaction rates.

• Delivery of projects on time and within budget.

• Product performance reliability and scalability.

• Innovation initiatives and technology upgrades.

• Alignment of engineering output with business objectives.