Engineering Lead

Engineering Lead - Golang

**About us**

Tamara is the leading shopping and payments platform in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region, with a mission to empower people in their daily lives and revolutionize how they shop, pay, and bank. The company was founded by serial entrepreneur Abdulmajeed Alsukhan along with his partners Turki Bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Al Babtain. Tamara operates out of its headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and has offices in the UAE, Egypt, Germany, and Vietnam. Our large, dedicated team of professionals continues to grow as we expand our reach and impact.

**Your role**

We're seeking a Golang Backend Lead for our Consumer Platform - Engagement team. As a Golang Backend Lead, you will be crucial in innovating and enhancing our Consumer Platform solutions with a focus on engagement services, utilizing the latest technology for seamless, scalable, and efficient operations.

Drawing on your proficiency in software development and team leadership, you will be responsible for driving advancements in our Consumer Platform services, aiming to provide unmatched and unique advertising experiences that are a hallmark of Tamara.

With a proven track record of developing sophisticated backend systems and guiding development teams, you will lead a multifaceted team of 5-6 professionals, including Backend, Frontend, and QA engineers. In collaboration with designers, analysts, and product specialists, your role will encompass formulating technical strategies, architecting system designs, managing projects, fostering team development, engaging with stakeholders, and addressing intricate challenges, and ultimately revolutionizing how millions of users interact with shopping, payment, and banking platforms.

You are a driven, determined, curious team player, knowing that collective strength means we all win. With a positive outlook, you are solution-oriented-persevering regardless of circumstances, always finding a way through, no matter the challenges.

You will effectively find a way to work with everyone through empathy and respect. You will be driven and comfortable with responding quickly with urgency, with the ability to change course without losing momentum and energy, resulting in great success.

**Your responsibilities**

Leadership: As a guiding force, you will inspire and lead a team of 5-6 engineers. Your role involves aligning team objectives with our overarching vision and strategy, fostering a culture of trust, ownership, and accountability. In close partnership with the Product Owner, you will ensure the team's success and operational excellence.

People Development: You'll be instrumental in nurturing talent through continuous coaching, mentoring, and providing challenging opportunities. Ensuring your team possesses the necessary skills to achieve its objectives, you will offer frequent, honest feedback, manage performance, and contribute significantly to our efforts in attracting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent.

Technical Ownership: Take the helm in technical explorations for future initiatives and steer technical decision-making. Monitor technical health indicators, striking a balance between timely delivery and technical superiority.

Project Management: Aid the team in decomposing complex tasks into manageable components in collaboration with Product and UX teams. Manage stakeholder expectations, both internal and external, ensuring clear and prompt communication. Oversee coordination of dependent tasks, risk management, and uphold the project management standards of the team, while fostering individual growth.

Team Performance: Ensure the team consistently meets its commitments, aligning with broader organizational objectives. Evaluate performance metrics and continually enhance your team's efficiency and effectiveness.

Collaborative Leadership: Actively collaborate with other Squad Leads, Engineering Managers, and the Architecture Board, ensuring alignment and cohesive progress.

**Your expertise**
- Management Experience: At least 2 years of experience in leading an engineering team of more than 5 members.
- Technical Proficiency:

- Go Programming: Profound knowledge and experience in Go language.
- Go Frameworks: Proficiency in popular Go frameworks such as Gin or Echo.
- Databases: Strong experience with MySQL and NoSQL databases.
- Messaging Systems: Skilled in using messaging systems like RabbitMQ and Kafka.
- Cloud Services: Proficient with cloud services platforms like AWS, GCP, or OCI.
- CI/CD Practices: In-depth understanding and practical experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment practices.
- Testing: Comprehensive knowledge of testing methodologies including Unit, Integration, and Load testing.
- Startup Agility: Enthusiastic and adaptable to the dynamic and fast-paced environment of a startup.
- Agile/Scrum Mastery: Strong grasp of Agile/Scrum methodologies, with the ability to implement them effectively within the team.