Engineering Manager

canonical; Riyad Al Khabra; Remote; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a talented team of engineers. This exciting role involves growing and mentoring team members while applying sound engineering principles to achieve team goals. You'll advocate for modern software development practices and foster a collaborative engineering culture. With the flexibility to work from home and the opportunity for international travel, this position is perfect for someone passionate about technology and team development. Join a forward-thinking company and make a significant impact in the IT software services sector.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a distributed team to deliver features at scale.
• Passionate about technology and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Grow and lead a team of engineers and develop talent through coaching.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and manage expectations effectively.

Skills

Team Leadership

Mentoring

Agile Development

Communication Skills

Software Development

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering (Agriculture)

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Education: Bachelor of Technology/Engineering (Agriculture)

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

What you'll do:

• Grow and lead a team of engineers in your region
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
• Apply sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team’s goals
• Create and maintain productive relationships with stakeholders
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team and community
• Lead the ongoing development of Launchpad, the infrastructure on which great software like Ubuntu is built
• Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices and help develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Actively engage with the broader leadership team
• Work from home with international travel up to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events

Who you are:

• You have experience leading a distributed team to deliver features and manage production services at scale
• You love to mentor, develop, and grow people, and have an outstanding track record of doing so
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about technology
• You have experience delivering high quality software
• You have experience designing and evolving complex distributed systems
• You have effective written and verbal communication skills
• You have solid experience working in an agile development environment

Company Industry: IT - Software Services

Department / Functional Area: Engineering