Engineering Manager II

About Tamara

Tamara is the premier fintech platform operating across Saudi Arabia and the GCC, dedicated to enabling individuals to realize their aspirations by developing the most customer-centric financial super-app globally. Serving millions of users, Tamara collaborates with well-known international and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA, and Amazon, alongside small and medium enterprises.

As Saudi Arabia's inaugural fintech unicorn, the company enjoys backing from notable investors including Sanabil Investments (owned by the Public Investment Fund), SNB Capital, and Checkout.com. Its headquarters are in Riyadh, with additional regional and global offices offering support.

Role Overview

We are hiring an Engineering Manager II who will oversee a vital segment of our engineering department. This position entails responsibility for overseeing delivery and shaping technical strategies across several intricate and interconnected product domains. You will lead a dynamic team of 6-10 senior engineers, possibly organized into two squads, ensuring the accomplishment of team objectives that align with broader company priorities.

Key Duties

• Provide visionary leadership and direction to senior engineers, bridging technology objectives with product goals while maintaining balance between immediate deliverables and long-term tech quality.
• Support growth and development of direct and indirect reports, fostering leadership skills within the team, guiding hiring processes, team structuring, succession planning, and managing performance effectively.
• Champion technical excellence by directing architectural planning, promoting system reliability, scalability, and performance, and maintaining technical health with appropriate investment in system enhancement alongside new features.
• Plan and take ownership of cross-team project deliveries, resource distribution, and hiring strategies, identify and manage complex delivery risks, and communicate clearly on project progress and risks to leadership.
• Collaborate closely with product and business leaders to shape medium- and long-range product strategies, focus on measurable impacts, and cultivate a culture of strategic experimentation.
• Create and nurture an inclusive and accountable work environment that encourages teamwork, knowledge sharing, and alignment across engineering management and architectural teams.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum of 4 years' experience managing engineering teams, with a demonstrated ability to lead senior technical staff and manage complex projects.
• Experience overseeing delivery of multi-team or sophisticated product initiatives.
• Strong technical foundation including proficiency with modern development technologies such as Java or Go, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, messaging queues, and cloud services, with experience driving architectural decisions.
• Proficient in partnering with product stakeholders to align technical direction with business needs.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and developing future managerial leaders.
• Expertise in Agile practices and managing complex cross-team delivery challenges under fast-paced conditions.
• Exposure to fintech or e-commerce sectors is advantageous.