Engineering Manager- Cairo Based
Trella, Egypt

About UsReady to change the world? We’re reinventing freight and logistics at Trella. Backed by a number of leading VC companies (YC, Maersk Growth, Algebra Ventures and Raed Ventures) and we're looking for the best talent out there to help us build and scale our product offering. We aspire to create a step-change in the industry and we want you to be a part of the journey!
We are innovative problem-solvers on this adventure together. Working at Trella means that you’ll be surrounded by colleagues who are constantly pushing boundaries, thinking ahead, and meeting the high standards we set for ourselves. When we build, we do so in a product-led way: we value our customer experience and scalability, and we prioritize how we build our product accordingly.

Our PurposeAt Trella our Vision is to Empower our Communities to move Economies Forward, and we're doing this by building a digital experience that provides our Shippers, Carriers and Teams with the right technology and platform that reduces the costs of moving goods gt; Simply, we're trying to disrupt and reinvent trucking, and empower our economies. We have launched from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and UAE, and are looking to build and expand our footprint across the MENA-P region.
About the RoleThe Engineering Manager oversees and leads conception, execution and launch of engineering products. The successful candidate will also manage communication and coordination among different types of engineers, designers and analysts working on various projects.
Our location is flexible meaning, we will prioritise applicants based in our operational countries i.e. Egypt, Dubai and Pakistan.What You'll Do:

• Help build and lead great software teams to deliver world-class products.
• Lead a team of software engineers in implementing high-quality services including design, development, and deployment of new business functionality.
• Encourages and supports others to take on responsibility, authority, and accountability.
• Establish a solid project framework and development processes.
• Take part in engineers day to day technical guidance and support them in complex problem-solving.
• You will be promoting a culture of excellence, where best practices and standards are an everyday habit.

What You'll Need:

• 7+ years of professional experience architecting, developing, and shipping software products and/or services.
• Managing Team of Engineers
• Experience in multi-tiered distributed systems, web services, APIs, and relational amp; NoSQL databases
• Extensive backend programming experience in one or more of the following: C#, Go, Python
• Ability to: effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions; deal with loosely defined problems and fast-changing requirements amp; think abstractly.
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms and software design.
• Experience in Microservices architecture, Kafka, Redis, ElasticSearch is a big plus.
• Able to thrive in a dynamic environment where goals and requirements may be changing.

If you want to be an active partner for Product Management in order to deliver market fitting solutions, apply immediately.
What we offerGetting invaluable experience by joining the Forbes Middle East's top 50 most funded start-ups in MENAProud to be a company that promotes Diversity amp; InclusionFlexible working hoursAbility to rest up with annual vacation daysBiannual performance reviewDevelopment opportunities in a rapidly growing multinational companySupporting our colleagues to build and grow themselves through Learning amp; Development initiatives

Our Candidate-Focused Selection Procedure:Apply via the link provided.Upon reviewing our applications, we will selectively reach out to have an introductory chat to provide you with more info on Trella, the role and get to know you better. This will be done via phone, Google Meets, Zoom, or FaceTime!
We aim to provide our feedback within 2-4 weeks of our last discussions with you. However, sometimes this may be longer depending on the level of the role.Please feel free to reach out on status updates to your relevant Recruiter, or else, we will at least send an email update to manage your expectations of the role as soon as we can.