Software Engineering Manager

Assured · Dubai

Hybrid: DubaiFull TimeInformation Technology
Posted 3 months ago

Job description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of software engineers through mentorship, regular feedback, and career growth planning.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product and design to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable features.
  • Drive architectural decisions, promote best practices, and ensure system performance and reliability.
  • Scale the team and organization by improving processes, supporting hiring, and increasing team velocity.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and shared ownership across teams.
  • Anticipate growth challenges and evolve workflows to maintain focus on user and business value.

Requirements

  • 8+ years
  • 3+ years management
  • Startup experience
  • Hands-on coding
  • Node.js TypeScript
  • React TypeScript
  • GraphQL experience
  • Python experience
  • Docker familiarity
  • PostgreSQL experience
  • AWS experience
  • Mentorship skills
  • System architecture
  • Strong communication

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience leading engineering teams at high-growth startups
  • Background in building scalable, data-driven systems and ML-driven decisioning
  • Familiarity with observability, CI/CD, and automated testing practices
  • Prior experience hiring, retaining, and growing engineering talent
  • Bonus: direct experience with Node.js/TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Python, Docker, PostgreSQL, and AWS

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and medical insurance plans
  • Family medical insurance coverage
  • Paid leave and flexible time-off policy
  • Competitive compensation and equity package

About the Company

Assured builds modern claims-processing software used by large insurers to automate and improve claims decisions. The company is focused on delivering reliable, secure, and user-centered products that scale. This role will be based in Dubai, UAE with a hybrid working arrangement and will contribute to shaping Assured's engineering practices as the platform grows.

Skills & tools

Node.jsTypeScriptReactGraphQLPythonDockerPostgreSQLAWSMentorshipArchitectureScalabilitySecurityLeadershipStartup

What the team is looking for

Use this list as a quick fit check before you apply.

  1. 018+ years
  2. 023+ years management
  3. 03Startup experience
  4. 04Hands-on coding
  5. 05Node.js TypeScript
  6. 06React TypeScript
  7. 07GraphQL experience
  8. 08Python experience
  9. 09Docker familiarity
  10. 10PostgreSQL experience
  11. 11AWS experience
  12. 12Mentorship skills
  13. 13System architecture
  14. 14Strong communication