Engineering Manager, Backend
QIC digital hub
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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
As an Engineering Manager, you will join our Core Backend Team to ensure high delivery quality, efficient processes, and continuous team growth. This role bridges engineering and management, ideal for someone with a strong technical foundation in platform product development.
- Oversee day-to-day execution across backend sub-teams (Core, Non-Insurance, Platform)
- Work closely with the Head of Backend to oordinate development cycles, sprint planning, backlog updates, and delivery milestones
- Support team leads in managing priorities, removing blockers, and ensuring smooth collaboration between product and engineering
- Participate in technical reviews and provide input where needed without being hands-on daily
- Conduct regular 1-on-1s and development reviews with engineers and team leads
- Foster growth, mentorship, and healthy engineering culture
- Improve team rituals stand-ups, sprint retrospectives, release readiness
- Act as the key communication bridge between backend, product, QA, and analytics team.
- 5+ years of experience in backend development, including at least 2 years in a lead or managerial role
- Strong technical background in web and mobile development with understanding of modern frameworks, APIs, and integration patterns
- Experience in microservices architecture and distributed systems design
- Ability to make architectural decisions that balance scalability, maintainability, and delivery speed
- Proven project management skills: planning, prioritization, delivery tracking, cross-team coordination
- Strong organizational and communication abilities; capacity to structure complex initiatives into clear, actionable steps
- Experience leading distributed or cross-functional teams and fostering collaboration and ownership
- Familiarity with Agile practices, sprint planning, and backlog management
- Background in product or platform development, working closely with product managers and stakeholders
Desired Candidate Profile
Our Core team leads the development of both insurance and non-insurance services within QIC s ecosystem. On the insurance side, we re building a robust and scalable core for policy management, claims, and integrations. On the non-insurance side, we re driving the creation of a lifestyle marketplace from car care to everyday services with the ultimate goal of building the backend for a future QIC super app. Across all areas, we focus on user engagement, monetization, and delivering seamless, high-impact experiences.
Company Industry
- Internet
- E-commerce
- Dotcom
Department / Functional Area
- IT Software
Keywords
- Engineering Manager
- Backend
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QIC digital hub
We are Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), the leading insurance provider in GCC. With a history dating back to 1964, we have established ourselves as a pioneer in the insurance industry, offering innovative solutions to meet the diverse needs of individuals and businesses. Our vision is to make QIC group become the first Digital Ecosystem in the region by combining insurance and non-insurance services in one platform. Through our digital platforms, such as qic.online and the QIC app, we empower customers to manage their needs anytime and anywhere. Our employees have been featured in Forbes 30 under 30, teach at online universities, serve on program committees of major IT conferences, and have previously worked at Yandex, Tinkoff, Avito, Ozon, and other leading tech companies.