Backend Engineer
Firefly Software Development Dubai, United Arab Emirates
About the Job
talabat has a great opportunity to broaden our footprint and provide a better experience to our customers and vendors. As the Director of Engineering for the Growth tribe, you will be responsible for building and leading the tribe and its respective engineering teams. The engineering organization within our Growth tribe consists of over 70 engineers working across 8 cross-functional teams. You will collaborate closely with product, design, and data leaders to identify problems and opportunities, leveraging tech solutions to enhance our services for customers and businesses alike.
In this role, you will guide your Domain Leads and their respective teams to scope, validate, build, deploy, and maintain the solutions that realize these opportunities. The Growth tribe focuses on technologies to help talabat’s partners acquire and retain customers on our platform, split into two domains: Monetization & Incentives (covering areas such as AdEx, Growth Marketing, and Vendor Growth & Ops Portal) and Customer Retention (including talabat Pro and Activation).
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Who We Are
As the region’s leading local tech organization, talabat has been delivering for millions of people across MENA for the past 18 years. Founded in Kuwait in 2004 and acquired by Delivery Hero in 2015, we combine local knowledge with global expertise. Our innovations include q-commerce, sustainable packaging, cloud kitchens, and autonomous delivery solutions. We operate in 9 countries with more than 4,500 employees, partnering with over 27,000 brands and nearly 50,000 branches to serve our customers efficiently. Our q-commerce service, talabat mart, delivers groceries in 30 minutes or less to users in several countries across the region.
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Talabat is the leading online food ordering company in the Middle East, founded in Kuwait in 2004. As a subsidiary of Delivery Hero, we operate in multiple countries and strive to provide a seamless food delivery experience. Join our team of over 16,000 employees and be a part of our mission to revolutionize the food delivery industry.