We have partnered with a unique e-commerce start-up that has been backed by the largest retail group in Saudi Arabia. 

The company are launching a B2C e-commerce platform, targeting the Saudi market.

Employing an all-star team of directors from; InstaCart, Google, Careem and tier 1 consultancies, they have raised over $100m in investment.

Before hyper-growth begins, we're looking for a Director of Engineering to be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The successful candidate will manage a diverse team to navigate technical problem spaces in the realm of consumer-oriented products.

Responsibilities:

- Build, grow and retain top talent and continually find ways to inspire and challenge the engineering organization

- Develop a culture of innovation, product excellence, and consistent execution

- Work closely with Product Management to understand product vision and end-user experiences

- Guide a team of mobile and backend software engineers

- Maintain high standards and best practices for engineering excellence and foster and facilitate collaboration with other engineering and cross-functional teams

- Participate in design, architectural and operational decisions, driving software engineering projects from definition to delivery and maintenance

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

- 12 years of professional experience, including 7 years of experience leading tech teams

- Demonstrated experience recruiting, building, structuring, and leading technical organizations, including performance management

- Experience with a product focus: full-stack, consumer-oriented products.

- Familiarity with one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, and C++.

Our client offers a tax-free competitive salary, visa and healthcare for your family, a relocation package and much more!

Please apply today to be contacted with further information.