Software Engineering Manager (B2C)

Talent Seed; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Seed is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead multiple squads, setting the technical direction and owning delivery across a fast-growing consumer platform. You will work closely with Product to translate strategy into scalable features and stay hands-on in architecture decisions.

You will mentor engineers and drive modernization across large-scale systems while maintaining platform reliability and high quality standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Software Engineering with at least 2 years in management.
• Hands-on technical background with strong architecture knowledge.
• Experience leading product delivery in a B2C consumer tech setting.
• Proven ability to build and scale engineering teams.
• Experience modernising and scaling large-scale platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering and product delivery squads.
• Set technical direction and architecture for a large-scale platform.
• Work closely with Product to turn strategy into scalable features.
• Stay hands-on technically, with architecture and design decisions.
• Drive the modernization of legacy systems while maintaining availability.
• Establish and maintain SLOs and engineering standards across product areas.
• Mentor, develop and grow engineers and engineering leaders.
• Introduce and measure the impact of AI tooling across the engineering organisation.

Skills

Software Engineering

Team leadership

B2C product mindset

Architecture knowledge

Tools

AI tooling

Job description

We are working with a fast-growing B2C start-up looking for an Software Engineering Manager to take a key role in building and scaling its product and engineering organisation. We’re looking for someone who has built and shipped customer-facing digital products at scale and understands how strong engineering translates into a great consumer experience.

This is a technical leadership role combining engineering management with significant technical depth. The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of an Engineering Manager and Staff/Lead Engineer, leading and developing engineering teams while remaining closely involved in the technical direction of the product.

The role is not focused on day-to-day ticket execution. Instead, you will provide technical leadership across the engineering organisation, establishing development patterns and standards, reviewing code and technical designs, providing meaningful feedback to engineers, and owning key architecture and system design decisions.

The Role:

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Engineering Squads in this transformation. Someone who takes full ownership of engineering across the organisation and doesn't stop until the desired outcomes are accomplished. You will lead multiple product squads, set the technical direction, and be accountable for delivery, quality, and the growth of the engineering team.

You will also:

• Lead multiple engineering and product delivery squads, taking ownership of delivery, quality and performance
• Set the technical direction and architecture for a large-scale consumer platform
• Work closely with Product to turn product strategy into high-quality, scalable features
• Stay hands-on technically, getting into architecture, design decisions and complex engineering challenges
• Drive the modernisation of large-scale legacy systems while maintaining platform availability
• Establish and maintain SLOs and engineering standards across product areas
• Improve engineering processes, developer productivity and overall product quality
• Introduce and measure the impact of AI tooling across the engineering organisation
• Mentor, develop and grow engineers and engineering leaders

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of Software Engineering experience with a minimum of 2 years of managing teams.
• Strong B2C experience, ideally within consumer technology, marketplaces, subscriptions, loyalty or fintech-adjacent businesses.
• Proven experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams
• A genuinely hands-on technical background with strong architecture knowledge.
• Experience owning products from technical strategy through to delivery
• Experience modernising and scaling complex or legacy platforms
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving start-up / scale-up environment