Software Engineer Manager (Web)

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a full-stack web engineering squad based in Dubai (hybrid), fostering technical excellence, ownership, and psychological safety.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, set clear OKRs/KPIs, and provide continuous feedback and career development coaching.
• Mentor engineers on code quality, architecture, best practices, and soft skills (communication, leadership).
• Make technical decisions on architecture, technology selection, and standards; drive performance and optimization efforts.
• Own SSR and frontend performance initiatives (Core Web Vitals, critical rendering path) and collaborate with product and SEO teams on technical SEO.
• Participate in hiring, interviewing, and building a high-performing engineering culture.
• Act as technical point of contact for stakeholders (product, design, operations) and communicate roadmap and trade-offs.

Requirements

• Proven engineering manager experience
• React
• Next.js
• Server-side rendering
• Team leadership
• Performance optimization
• Technical SEO
• Algorithms
• Data structures
• Cloud-native experience
• Hiring & mentoring
• Full-stack understanding

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in crypto exchanges (CEX/DEX), fintech, or high-performance real-time web applications
• Familiarity with edge computing and advanced caching strategies
• Experience deploying on Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, or AWS
• Cross-platform (mobile/web) exposure
• Excellent verbal and written English

Benefits

• Gratuity (end-of-service)
• Health insurance
• Housing allowance
• Paid leave
• Relocation allowance
• Visa support

About the Company

Flipster is a high-performance crypto perpetuals trading platform engineered for speed, capital efficiency, and a frictionless trading experience. Built by traders and engineers, Flipster operates globally with a strong focus on compliance and security. This role is based in Dubai, UAE (hybrid work arrangement) and joins a team dedicated to delivering low-latency, production-grade web experiences for traders worldwide.