Engineering Manager
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Date posted
November 13, 2026
Hiring location
Dubai
Career level
Senior
Gender
Any
Description
Job Overview
The Engineering Manager is responsible for guiding engineers who build and operate digital products for talabat customers and business teams. The manager partners with product, design and data colleagues to understand customer problems, choose opportunities and deliver complete software solutions. The role combines people leadership, product thinking and technical judgment, helping the team work independently while meeting standards for service performance and reliability.
The engineering team values product awareness, small releases, automated quality checks and continuous learning. Team members are expected to take responsibility for the services they change and to work constructively with colleagues who understand the customer and operational context.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop a team strategy with product, design and data partners based on customer and business needs.
- Lead engineers through discovery, planning, development, deployment and ownership of complex software solutions.
- Create a supportive environment for self-organising teams and encourage thoughtful technical decision-making.
- Coach and retain engineering talent through regular feedback, mentoring and career development support.
- Guide delivery in small increments while considering availability, scalability, latency and operational efficiency.
- Improve engineering processes by shortening feedback loops and promoting collaborative, high-quality software practices.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Experience leading software engineers and coordinating work across multidisciplinary teams.
- A strong understanding of product development and customer-focused prioritisation.
- Knowledge of software architecture, service reliability and scalable delivery.
- Ability to balance discovery, planning and execution in a fast-moving environment.
- Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder-management skills.
Skills
Engineering management, software architecture, product delivery, mentoring, agile, reliability, scalability, stakeholder management.
Employment Details
- Employer: talabat
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Function: Software Engineering
Working Approach
Clear technical communication, careful testing and maintainable solutions help the team deliver changes safely as requirements evolve.
Skills
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