Engineering Manager

Client of Hire Fellows

You'll be deeply involved in improving their SDLC, implementing metrics-driven improvements, managing stakeholders across the organization, and growing your team members' careers. You should understand engineering at a technical level and be respected by engineers as someone who's been in the trenches building mission-critical systems.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and grow a team of 10 engineers across backend, frontend, mobile, and DevOps
• Implement and continuously improve agile/lean processes tailored to our startup context
• Use engineering metrics (cycle time, deployment frequency, lead time) to identify and eliminate bottlenecks
• Proactively remove blockers and create an environment where engineers can do their best work
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communications across product, business, and leadership
• Improve SDLC processes, development workflows, and engineering standards
• Conduct 1-on-1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations
• Lead incident response and blameless post-mortems to drive learning and improvement
• Manage hybrid/remote teams effectively across time zones
• Support compliance efforts including ISO27001 and SOC II audits
• Balance technical debt with feature delivery and business needs
• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous learning

• 10+ years of experience building mission-critical systems in production environments
• 5+ years in engineering management or technical leadership roles
• Deep understanding of Agile/Lean principles - you've lived them, adapted them, and made them work in real environments
• Continuous improvement mindset - you use data and feedback loops to make teams better over time
• Strong stakeholder management - you can align diverse groups and manage competing priorities
• Genuine passion for people management - you care about growing engineers and building high-performing teams
• SDLC expertise - proven track record improving development processes and team velocity
• Experience managing hybrid/remote teams - comfortable coordinating across locations and time zones
• Metrics-driven approach - you measure what matters and use data to drive decisions
• Technical credibility - engineers respect you because you understand the work deeply
• Startup mentality - comfortable with ambiguity, rapid change, and building processes from first principles

Nice to Have

• Hands-on technical skills - still comfortable reviewing code or contributing when needed
• Experience with ISO27001, SOC II, or other compliance frameworks
• Fintech, financial services, or regulated industry experience
• Experience scaling engineering teams and practices
• Background in TypeScript, React, AWS, or our core tech stack
• Arabic language skills or experience in Middle Eastern markets

What Success Looks like:

• Team velocity and quality metrics improve over time
• Engineers feel supported, unblocked, and growing in their careers
• SDLC processes become smoother and more predictable
• Stakeholders have clear visibility into engineering work and timelines
• Team ships high-quality features consistently and reliably
• Post-mortems lead to meaningful improvements, not repeated incidents