Software Engineering Lead - Backend

Who Are We❓

We Are Foodics! a leading restaurant management ecosystem and payment tech provider. Founded in 2014 with headquarter in Riyadh and offices across 5 countries, including UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait. We are currently serving customers and partners in over 35 different countries worldwide. Our innovative products have successfully processed over 6 billion (yes, billion with a B) orders so far! making Foodics one of the most rapidly evolving SaaS companies to ever emerge from the MENA region. Also Foodics has achieved three rounds of funding, with the latest raising $170 million in the largest SaaS funding round in MENA, boosting its innovation capabilities to better serve business owners.

The Job in a Nutshell💡

The Software Engineering Team Lead is responsible for leading and mentoring a team of software engineers to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet business objectives. This role requires a combination of technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and a strategic mindset. The ideal candidate will be able to effectively manage multiple projects, foster a collaborative work environment, and drive continuous improvement within the team.

What You Will Do❓

• Build, develop, and mentor a high-performing software engineering team.
• Own software development projects from inception to completion, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Provide technical leadership and support to the team, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Identify opportunities to enhance software development processes and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and achieve project goals.
• Conduct performance reviews, set objectives, and provide feedback to team members.
• Identify training needs, provide mentorship, and foster career growth within the team.
• Lead BE teams to deliver solutions through our software life cycle
• Work closely with PMs to define the direction of the product and the priorities of deliverables, which can be formalized as OKRs
• Analyze challenges and resolve technical problems
• Ensuring the development of well designed and testable code
• Break down tasks and distribute them across team members
• Support in providing code documentation and other inputs to technical documents
• Analyze product performance and redesign as required
• Review team members code and support improving code quality
• Interact and exchange ideas with other leads and team members
• Communicate team’s progress and blockers to management
• Be up to date with new technologies and best practices

What Are We Looking For❓

What We Offer You❗

We believe you will love working at Foodics!