Engineering Manager Growth Foundations

Kraken; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 380,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking an Engineering Manager in Growth Foundations to lead a team of engineers delivering high-impact features, platforms, and tools that power our growth. You’ll stay hands-on and ship production-grade code daily while mentoring the team across time zones.

You’ll collaborate with Product and Design to set priorities, write clear plans, and drive reliable execution. The role requires strong backend expertise, AI-driven development, and a product mindset focused on user impact and

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering results.
• Strong people leadership: coaching, clarity, empowerment.
• Backend-focused with ability to discuss design and reviews.
• Hands-on coder delivering production-grade code.
• Proficient in AI-driven development and automation.
• Experience with distributed remote-first teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team delivering growth systems.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to define scope.
• Maintain clear expectations, estimates, and stakeholder comms.
• Provide technical guidance for architecture and implementation.
• Stay hands-on writing production-grade code.
• Improve team processes and cross-timezone collaboration.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

People Management

Backend Development

AI-Driven Development

TypeScript

Python

Go

Rust

Code Reviews

Distributed Teams

Job description

The Role

As an Engineering Manager within Growth Foundations you ll lead and develop a team of engineers who deliver high-impact features platforms and tools that power our growth You ll ensure the team is aligned supported and set up to execute with excellence turning complex challenges into simple reliable solutions that reach users around the world You will also stay hands-on and deliver production grade features personally every day The opportunityLead mentor and support a cross-functional team of engineers delivering growth-critical systems and featuresCollaborate daily with Product and Design to define scope set priorities and ensure seamless executionKeep projects moving forward maintaining clear expectations realistic estimates and transparent communication with stakeholdersProvide technical guidance and context to help engineers make sound architectural and implementation decisionsFoster a culture of accountability trust and learning helping the team grow their impact and autonomyImprove team processes communication and collaboration across time zonesPartner with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency and best practices across the broader Growth organizationLeverage AI tooling daily to boost personal and team productivityStay hands-on in the codebase writing production-grade code and setting the bar for quality reliability and speed nbsp

What you bring

Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environmentStrong people leadership skills you invest in coaching clarity and empowermentSolid technical foundation especially on the backend you can engage in design discussions code reviews and help engineers make pragmatic decisionsStrong individual contributor background you write production-grade code and lead by exampleHigh proficiency in modern AI-driven development you use AI daily to boost personal and team performance through automationFamiliarity with one or more modern programming languages e g TypeScript Rust Go Python or similar A product mindset you care about how your team s work impacts users and moves key metricsClear communication and organizational skills with the ability to align engineering efforts with business goalsExperience working in distributed remote-first teams nbsp

Nice to haves

Experience with analytics performance paid marketing experimentation or growth toolingBackground in developer experience SDKs or internal platformsExposure to scaling teams or processes during high-growth phases Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environmentStrong people leadership skills you invest in coaching, clarity, and empowermentSolid technical foundation, especially on the backend; you can engage in design discussions, code reviews, and help engineers make pragmatic decisionsStrong individual contributor background you write production-grade code and lead by exampleHigh proficiency in modern AI-driven development you use AI daily to boost personal and team performance through automationFamiliarity with one or more modern programming languages (e.g. TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or similar)A product mindset you care about how your team's work impacts users and moves key metricsClear communication and organizational skills, with the ability to align engineering efforts with business goalsExperience working in distributed, remote-first teams