Remote Engineering Executive

Jobgether; Remote; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead high-performing teams in a remote capacity. The role requires extensive experience in software engineering and a solid background in leadership, including managing teams of engineers. Key responsibilities include guiding technical architecture, ensuring production stability, and fostering a culture of quality and growth. The position promises impactful work in a dynamic environment, with a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and employee discounts.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Private health insurance

Healthy lunch on Wednesdays

Social Fridays

Employee discounts

Private parking space

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in fast-paced online environments.
• 3-5+ years leading engineering teams or engineering managers.
• Strong database experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL.

Responsibilities

• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams.
• Define and guide technical architecture aligned with the CTO's vision.
• Guarantee production stability and incident readiness.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Leadership of engineering teams

Backend development

Frontend development

Distributed systems understanding

Cloud experience

Active coding ability

Tools

Node.js

Java

Python

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Head of Engineering - REMOTE. In this role, you will be instrumental in building and leading high-performing engineering teams across various domains such as Backend, Frontend, and DevOps. You will cultivate a culture grounded in quality, ownership, and growth, establishing clear career pathways. The impact you make will resonate through the strategic direction of architectural decisions, ensuring the delivery of robust solutions while maintaining the highest standards of excellence and operational readiness.

Accountabilities

• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams fostering a strong culture of quality and growth.
• Orchestrate predictable delivery across workstreams while managing resources and driving swift technical decisions.
• Define and guide technical architecture aligned with the CTO's vision, ensuring system scalability.
• Guarantee production stability and incident readiness; lead complex troubleshooting during major releases.
• Implement and refine CI/CD processes for high-quality delivery, streamlining workflows across teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments to align on product delivery goals.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in fast-paced online environments, preferably in iGaming.
• 3-5+ years leading engineering teams or engineering managers.
• Experience scaling engineering organizations ideally ranging from 15-40 engineers.
• Strong track record developing engineering leads and senior technical contributors.
• Hands-on backend experience with Node.js, Java, Go, Python or similar technologies.
• Understanding of modern frontend development (JavaScript/TypeScript, modern web architectures).
• Solid grasp of distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong database experience (PostgreSQL/MySQL), caching (Redis) and messaging systems.
• Experience building highly available, low-latency platforms.
• Solid cloud experience (AWS or GCP) and knowledge of container ecosystems (Kubernetes/ECS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code and observability tooling.
• Ability to switch between strategic thinking and hands-on technical problem-solving.
• Active coding ability to contribute to critical paths and support architectural validation.

Benefits

• The chance to make a tangible impact in a rapidly growing, global company.
• A culture that rewards ambition, innovation, and collaboration.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including private health insurance and wellness allowance.
• Healthy lunch on Wednesdays and Social Fridays.
• Employee discounts in restaurants and businesses.
• Extended second-parent leave policy.
• Private parking space.

Why Apply Through Jobgether?

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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