Engineering Manager: Lead Scalable Software Teams

Client of Discovered MENA; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Discovered MENA seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers in a fast-paced, product-led environment in Dubai. You will shape technical direction, collaborate with Product, Design and Data teams, and drive delivery of scalable services while upholding engineering quality.

You will mentor engineers, manage performance, and align technical priorities with business goals, leveraging distributed systems, microservices and cloud platforms to accelerate

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience
• 2+ years in a technical leadership and people management role
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture and RESTful APIs
• Experience designing and scaling web applications and APIs
• Understanding of mobile development and modern application architectures
• Experience with cloud platforms, ideally AWS
• Knowledge of CI/CD, Trunk-Based Development and automated testing
• Familiarity with TDD, Pair Programming and continuous refactoring
• Strong understanding of system performance, scalability, monitoring, security and reliability
• Good knowledge of Agile and Lean methodologies

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of software engineers, encouraging ownership and accountability.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and define technical priorities.
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from solution design through to deployment.
• Drive the delivery of scalable, reliable and high-performing applications and services.
• Provide technical guidance across architecture, system design and engineering best practices.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, dependencies and delivery expectations.
• Promote continuous improvement, collaboration and strong engineering standards.
• Support career development, coaching and retention of engineering talent.

Skills

Leadership

Team mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile/Lean practices

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Trunk-Based Development

Automated testing

TDD

Pair Programming

Job description

Client of Discovered MENA seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers in a fast-paced, product-led environment in Dubai. You will shape technical direction, collaborate with Product, Design and Data teams, and drive delivery of scalable services while upholding engineering quality.

You will mentor engineers, manage performance, and align technical priorities with business goals, leveraging distributed systems, microservices and cloud platforms to accelerate