Hands-On Engineering Manager: Lead a Global Backend Pod

Overjet; Lahore; Presencial; PKR 2 000 000 - 3 000 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Overjet is seeking a technically credible leader to guide a pod of 3–6 engineers in Pakistan, owning the technical direction and delivery of a product area. You will work closely with Product, neighboring engineering teams, and the AI team to ship reliable software that customers depend on.

This player‑coach role blends coding with people leadership, requiring you to design, review, and ship features while coaching engineers and maintaining accountability for the pod's output.

Qualificações

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including backend or full-stack work.
• Experience leading or owning a team (player-coach) with mentoring responsibilities.
• Hands-on coding in a fast-paced environment with a focus on technical credibility as a leader.

Responsabilidades

• Define architecture and roadmap for the pod's product area.
• Deliver against commitments and SLAs by planning sprints and unblocking the team.
• Grow and manage a 3–6 engineer team with regular 1:1s and career development.
• Ensure production quality through code reviews, testing, monitoring, on-call, and incident response.
• Coordinate with Product, adjacent teams, and the AI team to turn requirements into technical plans.
• Contribute technically by designing and building key features and solving complex problems.
• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to leadership.

Conhecimentos

Backend development (Python/Java/Go)

Database experience

Cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS)

Docker

Kubernetes

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Cross-time-zone communication

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)

RESTful APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Overjet is seeking a technically credible leader to guide a pod of 3–6 engineers in Pakistan, owning the technical direction and delivery of a product area. You will work closely with Product, neighboring engineering teams, and the AI team to ship reliable software that customers depend on.

This player‑coach role blends coding with people leadership, requiring you to design, review, and ship features while coaching engineers and maintaining accountability for the pod's output.