Director of Engineering
Info Resume Edge - GCC
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Dubai
Contract type: Full time
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and manage the engineering team, including managers, developers, QA engineers, and DevOps professionals.
- Develop and implement engineering strategies, processes, and standards that drive product excellence and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Operations) to define technical vision and product roadmaps.
- Oversee project timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and risk management to ensure timely and on-budget delivery.
- Ensure software engineering practices follow best-in-class security, performance, and scalability standards.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, ownership, and high performance within the engineering team.
- Own the hiring process for technical talent and support employee development through coaching, performance reviews, and career growth planning.
- Stay abreast of new technologies and trends to ensure the company remains competitive and innovative.
- Ensure compliance with engineering and regulatory standards relevant to the industry.
- Manage relationships with third-party vendors and contractors when necessary.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Proven track record of leading large engineering teams and successfully delivering complex projects at scale.
- Strong technical background in system architecture, software development, and agile methodologies.
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience with project management tools, development frameworks, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
- Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment.
- Experience in a startup or hyper-growth environment.
- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and microservices architecture.
- Certification in Agile, PMP, or similar project management practices.
- Engineering team retention and satisfaction rates.
- Delivery of projects on time and within budget.
- Product performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Innovation initiatives and technology upgrades.
- Alignment of engineering output with business objectives.
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