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Engineering Manager Growth Foundations
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Important information
Location:
United Arab Emirates
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
6 October 2026
What they need
The Role
As an Engineering Manager within Growth Foundations, you’ll lead and develop a team of engineers who deliver high-impact features, platforms, and tools that power our growth. You’ll ensure the team is aligned, supported, and set up to execute with excellence — turning complex challenges into simple, reliable solutions that reach users around the world. You will also stay hands-on and deliver production grade features personally every day.
The opportunity
Lead, mentor, and support a cross-functional team of engineers delivering growth-critical systems and features
Collaborate daily with Product and Design to define scope, set priorities, and ensure seamless execution
Keep projects moving forward — maintaining clear expectations, realistic estimates, and transparent communication with stakeholders
Provide technical guidance and context to help engineers make sound architectural and implementation decisions
Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and learning — helping the team grow their impact and autonomy
Improve team processes, communication, and collaboration across time zones
Partner with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency and best practices across the broader Growth organization
Leverage AI tooling daily to boost personal and team productivity
Stay hands-on in the codebase, writing production-grade code and setting the bar for quality, reliability, and speed
What you bring
Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environment
Strong people leadership skills — you invest in coaching, clarity, and empowerment
Solid technical foundation, especially on the backend; you can engage in design discussions, code reviews, and help engineers make pragmatic decisions
Strong individual contributor background — you write production-grade code and lead by example
High proficiency in modern AI-driven development — you use AI daily to boost personal and team performance through automation
Familiarity with one or more modern programming languages (e.g. TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or similar)
A product mindset — you care about how your team’s work impacts users and moves key metrics
Clear communication and organizational skills, with the ability to align engineering efforts with business goals
Experience working in distributed, remote-first teams
Nice to haves
Experience with analytics, performance/paid marketing, experimentation, or growth tooling
Background in developer experience, SDKs, or internal platforms
Exposure to scaling teams or processes during high-growth phases
Desired Candidate Profile
Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environment
Strong people leadership skills you invest in coaching, clarity, and empowerment
Solid technical foundation, especially on the backend; you can engage in design discussions, code reviews, and help engineers make pragmatic decisions
Strong individual contributor background you write production-grade code and lead by example
High proficiency in modern AI-driven development you use AI daily to boost personal and team performance through automation
Familiarity with one or more modern programming languages (e.g. TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or similar)
A product mindset you care about how your team's work impacts users and moves key metrics
Clear communication and organizational skills, with the ability to align engineering efforts with business goals
Experience working in distributed, remote-first teams
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