IT Engineering Manager

A leading payments company licensed in the UAE is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a technology team. The candidate is preferably based in the UAE however employer is ready to consider profiles outside UAE as well.

In This Role, You Will:

• Architect, design, and develop cloud software applications.
• Collaborating closely with Product, Business, Design, UX to deliver highest quality products; Enforce agile practices like test driven development, CI & test automation.
• Collaborate with offshore teams for both architectural and delivery issues.
• Cultivate technical backlog.
• Smartly prioritize between the immediate and the future needs.
• Analyze and remediate production issues, build in fault tolerance and – operational readiness into the system architecture with a focus on operationally ready solutions.
• Be a software guardian. Own non-functional requirements, architectural direction, quality of the code and addressing technical debt.
• Knowledgeable of scalability and high availability systems.
• Focusing on Team health and instilling a strong culture of engineering excellence.
• Mentor team on good code design patterns.
• Hiring A-players to build High Performing Teams, constantly raising the bar of engineering talent.
• Identify areas for growth and personal development and provide a growth path uniquely catered towards each team member.
• Ability to lead the team technically and act as a Project and Product manager.
• Ensuring the highest standards of security for all our platforms and its underlying infrastructure.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• Familiarity with SAGE Accounting System
• Knowledge of general accounting principles
• Knowledge of relevant accounting software such as Peachtree, Sage, Tally, Quick books, etc.
• Excellent knowledge of Project Accounting and Financial Management techniques

Special Training and Skills:

• MS/BS/ME/BE in Computer Engineering
• 12+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering successful products preferably within the fintech domain.
• 5+ years of experience leading and mentoring software engineers Experience in agile and scrum deliveries.
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript / Python with Django and serverless design in Azure and AWS.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical implementation.