Engineering Manager

Founded by Michael Lahyani in 2005 as a magazine (Al Bab World), Property Finder today is a single technology platform and brand across multiple countries in the MENA region. We offer the most advanced tools and best-in-class user experience for homeseekers, real estate brokers, and developers. Property Finder's most recent valuation secures our status among the Middle East's emerging unicorns, affirming a growth-oriented identity. 

Over the years, we've expanded our operations to Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and secured a strategic shareholding in Hepsiemlak, the leading property portal in Turkey. With over 600+ dedicated people in 6 regional offices, we facilitate more than 14 million monthly visits across our platforms, solidifying our position as a regional powerhouse in the proptech space. 

As the pioneering portal for homeseekers in the region,  we are on a mission to motivate and inspire people to live the life they deserve.

Position summary

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers working on cutting-edge products. You will guide the team's work, mentor engineers, and ensure projects are delivered on time. The ideal candidate has technical knowledge as well as strong leadership and communication skills. This position offers the opportunity to impact the product experience for millions of consumers. This is a highly visible role for an innovative leader passionate about building world-class consumer experiences.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with Business Stakeholders, Product Managers in order to shape priorities and technical roadmap
• Sprint planning, execution, stakeholder management
• Mentor team members, jointly develop & execute professional growth plan
• Leadership & guidance on system design and architecture
• Technical hands-on leadership (i.e. PR reviews, PoC and prototyping etc.)

 

Tech Stack

We are unifying our tech stack around the following technologies. 

• Languages: Golang, Javascript/Typescript
• Frameworks & Libraries: ReactJS, React Native, next.js 
• Persistent stores: MySQL, Postgres, Redis. Memcached, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, DynamoDB
• Platforms & Services: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins 
• PaaS: AWS

Our legacy architecture includes PHP and we are mostly transitioning into Golang for backend services.

 

Essential experience

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering products
• Experience leading and mentoring software engineers
• Expertise in current software development technologies, frameworks, and methodologies
• Strong technical knowledge and coding abilities in one or more programming languages
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to influence decisions
• An understanding of web standards, accessibility, UI/UX principles and responsive design
• Proficient capabilities in system design, troubleshooting, debugging and automation
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical implementation

 

Other Capabilities

• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Knowledge of lean and continuous delivery principles
• Ability to debug and optimise code efficiency
• Understanding of cloud architecture
• Data analytics skills
• Experience with AWS cloud services and container orchestration platforms like EKS
• Experience with Typescript, GraphQL, WebAssembly or other emerging technologies
• Passion for shipping high-quality consumer experiences
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and adapt to changing priorities
• Self-directed and innovative problem-solver passionate about shipping quality experiences
• Technical specialisation in areas like mobile, frameworks, DevOps or design systems
• Passion for mentoring engineers and developing technical talent
• Entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with software vendor relationships management

 

Our promise to talent

We encourage our people, called creators, to move fast, to be bold and offer them countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing and talent-centric organisation. 

Our goal is to ensure that our people find their time at Property Finder a rewarding experience where the company’s growth also means personal growth.

Overall it is a place for you to be your best self. 

Property Finder Principles

• Move fast and make things happen
• Data beats opinions
• Don’t confuse motion with progress
• Failure is success if we learn from it
• People over pixels

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