Sr. Engineering Manager

Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Sr. Engineering ManagerFull-timeCompany Descriptiontalabat is the leading on-demand food and non-food delivery platform in MENA, operating across 8 countries and processing hundreds of millions of orders annually. We're part of Delivery Hero, the global leader in online food delivery and q-commerce, and we're engineering-first. Our teams operate under eXtreme Programming (XP) principles — TDD, pair programming, continuous refactoring, and trunk-based development. We believe quality enables speed, and our hiring reflects that. Our engineering culture is a key competitive advantage, and we're looking for leaders who embody it.Job DescriptionWhat you'll ownAs Senior Engineering Manager, you'll lead multiple engineering teams (typically 4 squads, ~20 engineers) across a single technical domain. You're accountable for:Domain-level technical strategy — Work with product leadership and your teams to define a 12–18 month technical vision for your domainTeam health and growth — Build an environment where engineers thrive: hiring, developing ICs, mentoring junior managers, and creating psychological safetyDelivery excellence — Guide your teams through discovery, planning, and execution using small-batch delivery and continuous feedback loopsBusiness impact — Translate product objectives into technical solutions; quantify and communicate the impact of your domain's workCross-functional leadership — Work closely with product, design, and business partners to resolve ambiguity and drive alignmentTechnical decision-making — Guide your teams on system design, architecture, and engineering practices while maintaining talabat's standards for scalability, security, and performance90-day, 6-month, and 12-month outcomes90 days: You've onboarded your teams, understood their technical roadmap and pain points, and delivered your first feedback to your manager on domain health and near-term priorities.6 months: Your teams are shipping value consistently; you've identified one emerging technical leader and started mentoring them; you've coached your teams through at least one cross-domain initiative; code quality and shipping velocity are on track or improving.12 months: Your domain has a clear technical vision communicated across the org; you've grown at least one engineer significantly (either toward IC4/Staff or toward management); your teams ship with confidence; you're contributing to 1–2 strategic initiatives beyond your domain; you're mentoring or developing a potential future manager.QualificationsWhat you'll bringLeadership & people management4+ years of hands-on technical leadership experience managing engineering teamsDemonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and grow engineers — we care about your track record of developing people, not just technical skillsComfort with cross-functional leadership: working with product, design, business partners, and other engineering teamsEmotional intelligence: you navigate ambiguity, handle conflict constructively, and create psychological safety for your teamsTechnical depth8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in production systemsDeep understanding of at least one of: distributed systems, backend systems, data platforms, mobile platforms, or web-scale infrastructureProven ability to work across diverse technology stacks — we care that you've made architecture decisions that matter, not that you've used every specific toolHands-on understanding of XP practices: TDD, pair programming, continuous refactoring, and trunk-based development (or strong willingness to learn and lead talabat's approach)Engineering senseYou think about non-functional requirements: scalability, reliability, latency, cost efficiency, and security — not just feature deliveryYou've navigated the tradeoffs between speed and technical debt; you know when to optimize and when to simplifyYou've led or been part of domain-level decisions (tech stack...