Engineering Manager - I
Skills & stack
About the role
Engineering Manager - I at Tamara is a lead role based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with office work. You would guide engineering delivery and technical decisions for a team working across backend, frontend, and QA.
Work format
Office work in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Full-time role.
Skills and tools
- Java
- Go
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
What to prepare
- Prepare examples of technical decisions you have led in a backend or platform setting.
- Review a project where you used Java, Go, Kubernetes, or CI/CD and can explain your part.
- Be ready to describe how you have handled performance management and 1:1s.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering delivery across backend, frontend, and QA.
- Provide technical direction and help shape architectural decisions.
- Run performance management, 1:1s, and career development.
- Plan execution against roadmap commitments.
- Work with product and business leadership on strategy alignment.
- Promote engineering practices such as CI/CD and code reviews.
Requirements
- Strong experience with Java, Go, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
- Engineering leadership experience guiding a team of at least 4 engineers.
- Knowledge of Agile methods, including Scrum or Kanban.
Nice to have
- Fintech or eCommerce experience.
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Riyadh-headquartered fintech and one of Saudi Arabia's first fintech unicorns, offering buy-now-pay-later and digital banking across the GCC; licensed and supervised by the Saudi Central Bank, with of
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Team size
- 201-500
- Remote policy
- Hybrid
Overview
- Seniority
- Lead
- Remote policy
- Office
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Employment
- Full-time
- Posted
- Aug 09, 2026