Head Of Engineering

Job Summary:

The Head of Engineering will lead and manage the engineering organization, ensuring the successful design, development, and delivery of high-quality, scalable software systems. This role encompasses strategic planning, technical leadership, team development, and cross-functional collaboration to drive innovation, operational excellence, and alignment with business objectives. The Head of Engineering will oversee multiple engineering teams, act as a bridge between senior leadership and technical teams and ensure that software architecture and development practices meet both current and future business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate the overall engineering strategy, aligning technology initiatives with business goals and product roadmaps.
• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance, and secure software systems across multiple teams and projects.
• Lead architectural and technical decisions for complex software systems, ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability across the organization.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, and translate them into actionable strategies to maintain a competitive edge.
• Evaluate, select, and integrate third-party technologies, platforms, and tools to improve development efficiency, product performance, and time-to-market.
• Develop, enforce, and continuously improve coding, design, and architecture standards across the engineering organization.
• Collaborate with product management, UX, DevOps, security, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Act as the primary liaison between engineering teams and senior leadership, communicating technical decisions, trade-offs, risks, and progress effectively.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and career development for engineering managers, team leads, and individual contributors, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and accountability.
• Oversee performance monitoring, system reliability, and operational excellence, ensuring high availability and optimal performance under increasing load.
• Drive modernization and refactoring of legacy systems to improve scalability, maintainability, and technical debt management.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies related to system architecture, security, compliance, and operational performance.
• Ensure security best practices are integrated across software systems, including data protection, authentication, and access control, and oversee regular security reviews.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of engineering practices, system architecture, design decisions, and technical standards.
• Participate in strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation for the engineering organization.
• Promote engineering excellence through technical governance, quality assurance, and adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience, including 5+ years in leadership or management roles.
• Proven experience leading large, multi-disciplinary engineering teams and managing complex projects.
• Strong technical expertise across software architecture, system design, and development practices.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience with budgeting, resource planning, and organizational development.
• Familiarity with modern software development methodologies, DevOps practices, and security/compliance standards.

Skills & Competencies:

• Leadership and team management
• Strategic and operational planning
• Technical architecture and system design oversight
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Risk management and problem-solving
• Strong communication and executive reporting

Arabic Speaker Required