Head of Engineering

• Job Title - Head of Engineering – Backend • Location - Dubai (Looking for candidates willing to relocate to Dubai from India)

About the Role We are seeking a senior backend engineering leader to drive technical excellence, architecture vision, and delivery for our platform. You will manage engineering projects, mentor a high-performing team, and ensure our systems are robust, scalable, and secure. Experience with Tier-1 Indian colleges and delivering high-scale, product-driven backends is highly valued.

Responsibilities Lead, coach, and manage backend engineering teams, providing technical and architectural direction. Deliver multiple development projects with a focus on quality, scalability, and timely execution. Gather requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and align with stakeholders. Guide teams through architectural design, system planning, and thorough code reviews. Build and optimize backend systems, applying microservices principles and high-scale architecture best practices. Foster best coding practices, unit testing, and maintainability across the codebase. Drive integrations, performance tuning, devops maturity, and third-level support for critical business systems. Stay current with backend trends and proactively introduce new technologies, tools, and workflows. Mentor junior developers and actively contribute to team onboarding, growth, and culture.

Requirements 10–12+ years of professional backend development experience, with 3–5+ years in a leadership/management role. Strong academic credentials; a degree from a reputable Indian engineering college is preferred. Proven track record designing high-scale backend architectures (e.g., e-commerce platforms is a plus). Hands-on experience with Python/Django, Node.js/Express, and AWS or GCP cloud services. Advanced expertise in backend, microservices, devops, and data engineering. Passion for building scalable, secure, and maintainable platforms. Excellent problem-solving and strategic product-thinking skills.

Desired Skills & Qualities Extensive knowledge of multi-service architectures, system design patterns, and cloud-native technologies. Strong communicator, able to guide teams, articulate ideas, and collaborate effectively. Ability to work independently as well as within high-performance teams, driving results and innovation.