Engineering Manager

at  Property Finder

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 customers. This is a highly visible role for an innovative leader passionate about building world-class consumer experiences.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years of team leadership experience
• Hands-on technology leader
• SEO and MarTech knowhow
• Experience in Web development & API integrations
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Good communication skills

OTHER CAPABILITIES

• Solution design, not necessarily custom development for all needs and utilizing commodity & cloud solutions
• Expertise in service oriented architecture and domain driven design
• Expertise in frontend development technologies
• Content management systems know-how
• Exposure to NoSQL like MongoDB
• Customer focused and forming data-driven decisions
• Proactive in ensuring product reliability, improving customer experience
• Experience in the Real Estate Classified industry is a big plus

• Manage a team of software engineers, including hiring, mentoring, conducting performance reviews, and supporting professional development
• Work with product managers to define requirements and scope projects
• Develop schedules, estimates, and status reports for engineering projects
• Ensure engineering best practices are followed for coding standards, code reviews, testing, and more
• Identify and resolve issues with productivity, product quality, and team dynamics
• Drive process improvements on the engineering team
• Set and track OKRs and engineering team goals
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments on project planning and requirements
• Optimise development workflows to improve team efficiency
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and industry best practices
• Foster an inclusive and innovative engineering culture focused on solving problems
• Manage team budgets, staffing needs, and resource allocation
• Evangelise the product and technology to attract and hire top talent
• Ensure software reliability, security, scalability, and performance
• Implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines
• Promote knowledge sharing and technical mentoring within the team
• Develop training programs to advance team skills and capabilities
• Champion automation, tools, and infrastructure to boost productivity
• Troubleshoot critical production issues and outages
• Monitor software metrics and track progress toward goals
• Liaise between the engineering teams and executive leadership
• Contribute technical expertise during product planning and road mapping
• Advocate for team needs, empowering engineers to do their best work
• Coordinate effective handoff of systems and projects to other teams
• Discuss emerging technologies and consider their application
• Audit existing architecture and provide recommendations for improvement