Head of Engineering

Description

Summary: Lead and scale the engineering organization to deliver high-quality, secure, and performant products, aligning execution with company strategy and product roadmaps. Highlights: 1. Lead and scale engineering organization 2. Define and execute engineering strategy 3. Build, lead, and grow engineering teams **Head of Engineering — Job Description** **Summary** Lead and scale the engineering organization to deliver high‑quality, secure, and performant products; align engineering execution with company strategy and product roadmaps. **Key responsibilities** * Define and execute engineering strategy that supports product vision, business goals, and technical roadmap. * Build, lead, and grow engineering teams: hire, mentor, set org structure, and develop career paths for engineering managers and individual contributors. * Drive delivery excellence: establish processes for planning, sprint execution, QA, CI/CD, release management, and incident response. * Own technical standards and architecture direction; ensure systems are scalable, maintainable, and cost‑effective. * Partner with product, design, and GTM leaders to prioritize roadmap, manage tradeoffs, and ensure timely delivery of business value. * Set engineering KPIs (velocity, quality, uptime, MTTR) and report progress to executive leadership. * Champion engineering best practices: code quality, testing, observability, security, and documentation. * Oversee technical debt management and balance between new feature delivery and platform stability. * Manage vendor, contractor, and third‑party relationships for tools, services, and integrations. * Lead major technical initiatives (platform builds, migrations, performance/cost optimization) and participate in technical design reviews. * Foster an inclusive, high‑performance engineering culture that emphasizes collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. * Coordinate cross‑functional projects and remove blockers to accelerate delivery. * Ensure compliance with relevant security and regulatory requirements in collaboration with security and legal teams. **Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred. * 8\+ years technical experience with 3\+ years in an engineering leadership role (Head of Engineering, Director, VP of Engineering). * Strong technical background across software architecture, cloud platforms, DevOps/SRE practices, and modern development workflows. * Proven track record of scaling engineering teams, improving delivery processes, and shipping complex products. * Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills; experience working with senior executives and cross‑functional partners. * Data‑driven decision maker with experience using metrics to drive improvements in productivity and quality. **Preferred skills** * Experience in the company’s domain (SaaS, fintech, e‑commerce, healthcare) and familiarity with relevant tech stacks. * Familiarity with product management practices and strong product‑engineering collaboration. * Experience with recruiting at scale and building diverse teams. * Knowledge of security, compliance, and privacy considerations for product development. * Prior experience managing distributed or remote engineering teams. Pay: QAR256\.21 \- QAR1,145\.16 per hour Work Location: On the road