Dubizzle

1 year ago

Engineering Team Lead

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Last checked: 11 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Engineering Team Lead roles require strong leadership, deep practical engineering knowledge, and a track record of timely delivery. You will mentor and grow teams, collaborate with Product, Infra, Design, UX, CLM and Strategy, and own the technical direction within your stream while delivering scalable, high-quality software for millions of users.

Location: Karachi

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Gather an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of the dubizzle platform and technologies and of industry trends;
•Provide and share a broad knowledge of technologies and architectures, and function as a mentor within the scope of your product stream and with the rest of the Packs;
•Collaborate with the team and together ensure that we always deliver software of the highest standards;
•Promote companywide coding standards, guidelines, and best practices;
•Demonstrate technical leadership and mentorship by setting challenging but realistic goals and guiding the team efforts towards successful project delivery;
•Monitor the performance of team members. Identify and encourage areas for growth and personal development;
•Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope;
•Create an optimal working environment and methodologies for the assigned product vertical team;
•Impact on the direction and scope of dubizzle’s technical vision within your stream;
•Shaping strong cross-functional teams in line with business needs;
•Collaborating closely with Product, Infrastructure, Design, UX, CLM, and Strategy to deliver the highest quality products;
•Hiring A-players to build High Performing Teams, constantly raising the bar of engineering talent;
•Owning our business KPIs as a conduit to our Product team and business functions;

Key Requirements

•In-depth understanding of free and open-source software development, e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript and etc;
•In-depth understanding of one or more free and open-source web application frameworks, e.g. Django, Ruby on Rails, React.JS, Next.js etc;
•Knowledgeable in scalability and high availability systems;
•Source code control, build process management, continuous integration, automated testing, and other development processes;
•Knowledge of UML diagrams, code, unit tests, etc;
•Good understanding of leadership, coaching, and mentoring principles;
•Understanding of good product, design, and UX principles
•7+ years of web-based front-end and/or back-end software engineering experience;
•Experience working on high-traffic and large-scale web products;
•Experience with Agile Methodologies such as Kanban, Scrum and XP;
•Technical leadership and mentorship experience is a must;
•Experience in analysis, design, coding and implementation of next generation web applications in Python;
•Proven track record for timely project delivery and project management;
•Prior experience of managing a team 5+ developers;
•Drive for innovation and insight into new and old technologies;

Experience:7+ yearsWeb-basedFront-endBack-endPythonJavaScriptDjangoRuby on RailsReact.JSNext.jsAgileKanbanScrumXP

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipMentoringCoachingTeam leadershipEngineeringCollaborationCommunicationProblem solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonJavaJavaScriptDjangoRuby on RailsReact.JSNext.jsGitCI/CDUMLTestingKanbanScrum

Company Brief

Dubizzle

Dubizzle operates the leading classifieds marketplace in the UAE and MENA, connecting buyers and sellers for cars, property, jobs and general goods through web and mobile platforms. It is part of a larger group that includes property and automotive portals.

Industry: Online Marketplaces

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Revenue: USD 100M to 250M

Growth: Established Company

Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded: 2005

Glassdoor: 3.5

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor

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Dubizzle

1 year ago

Engineering Team Lead

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 11 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Karachi

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Gather an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of the dubizzle platform and technologies and of industry trends;
•Provide and share a broad knowledge of technologies and architectures, and function as a mentor within the scope of your product stream and with the rest of the Packs;
•Collaborate with the team and together ensure that we always deliver software of the highest standards;
•Promote companywide coding standards, guidelines, and best practices;
•Demonstrate technical leadership and mentorship by setting challenging but realistic goals and guiding the team efforts towards successful project delivery;
•Monitor the performance of team members. Identify and encourage areas for growth and personal development;
•Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope;
•Create an optimal working environment and methodologies for the assigned product vertical team;
•Impact on the direction and scope of dubizzle’s technical vision within your stream;
•Shaping strong cross-functional teams in line with business needs;
•Collaborating closely with Product, Infrastructure, Design, UX, CLM, and Strategy to deliver the highest quality products;
•Hiring A-players to build High Performing Teams, constantly raising the bar of engineering talent;
•Owning our business KPIs as a conduit to our Product team and business functions;

Key Requirements

•In-depth understanding of free and open-source software development, e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript and etc;
•In-depth understanding of one or more free and open-source web application frameworks, e.g. Django, Ruby on Rails, React.JS, Next.js etc;
•Knowledgeable in scalability and high availability systems;
•Source code control, build process management, continuous integration, automated testing, and other development processes;
•Knowledge of UML diagrams, code, unit tests, etc;
•Good understanding of leadership, coaching, and mentoring principles;
•Understanding of good product, design, and UX principles
•7+ years of web-based front-end and/or back-end software engineering experience;
•Experience working on high-traffic and large-scale web products;
•Experience with Agile Methodologies such as Kanban, Scrum and XP;
•Technical leadership and mentorship experience is a must;
•Experience in analysis, design, coding and implementation of next generation web applications in Python;
•Proven track record for timely project delivery and project management;
•Prior experience of managing a team 5+ developers;
•Drive for innovation and insight into new and old technologies;

Experience:7+ yearsWeb-basedFront-endBack-endPythonJavaScriptDjangoRuby on RailsReact.JSNext.jsAgileKanbanScrumXP

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipMentoringCoachingTeam leadershipEngineeringCollaborationCommunicationProblem solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonJavaJavaScriptDjangoRuby on RailsReact.JSNext.jsGitCI/CDUMLTestingKanbanScrum

Company Brief

Dubizzle

Industry: Online Marketplaces

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Revenue: USD 100M to 250M

Growth: Established Company

Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded: 2005

Glassdoor: 3.5

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor