InDebted

Founding Engineering Manager (UAE)

InDebted

Posted 2 months ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Dubai

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This job posting is no longer accepting applications. It may be more than 30 days old or the position has been filled.

Requirements

10+ years, 5+ years, Engineering leadership, Distributed teams, Production systems, System architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Go or similar, AWS Serverless, React experience, Terraform knowledge, API design, Event-driven, CI/CD DevOps, Customer-facing, Arabic awareness, UAE sensitivity, Hiring ability, Strategic thinking, Entrepreneurial mindset

Required Skills

Go AWS Serverless React Terraform API Design Event-driven CI/CD DevOps System Architecture Domain-Driven Design Arabic localisation Fintech Customer-facing Leadership

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead a Forward Deployed Engineering team based in the UAE (Dubai or Abu Dhabi).
  • Hire, mentor and develop 3–10 engineers with client-facing capabilities.
  • Define and own the technical roadmap for UAE-specific solutions, integrations and localisation (Arabic SMS, UI, data flows).
  • Balance rapid delivery with sustainable architecture, code quality and technical debt management.
  • Participate in enterprise client meetings, translate business needs into technical solutions and enable sales during deal cycles.
  • Guide complex integrations with banks, FinTechs and regional partners; implement API-driven and event-driven architectures.
  • Collaborate closely with global product and platform teams; align regional work with global standards.
  • Measure and communicate business impact, onboarding speed, revenue-per-engineer and retention metrics.
  • Travel regularly to client sites across the UAE and quarterly to global HQ; initial onboarding in Sydney.

Requirements

  • 10+ years
  • 5+ years management
  • Engineering leadership
  • Distributed teams
  • Production systems
  • System architecture
  • Domain-Driven Design
  • Go or similar
  • AWS Serverless
  • React experience
  • Terraform knowledge
  • API design
  • Event-driven
  • CI/CD DevOps
  • Customer-facing
  • Arabic awareness
  • UAE sensitivity
  • Hiring ability
  • Strategic thinking
  • Entrepreneurial mindset

Preferred Qualifications

  • UAE/GCC experience
  • Arabic skills
  • Fintech background
  • Regulatory knowledge
  • Built teams from-scratch
  • Forward-deployed model experience
  • Sales enablement track record

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and regional allowances
  • Health Insurance
  • Annual Leave
  • Flights for regional/global travel
  • Relocation allowance (where applicable)

About the Company

InDebted builds technology-enabled, human-centred solutions to support overdue consumers through debt resolution. Founded in Australia and now a global team, InDebted uses machine learning and AI to personalise collections journeys and improve customer outcomes. The company is expanding rapidly across North America, UK, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East and is backed by leading investors. InDebted is an equal opportunity employer and values diverse perspectives across its global business.

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