About the team

At Careem, the mission of the NextGen Programme is to develop our next generation of engineers through a structured learning journey in Clean Code, SOLID design principles, and scalable system architecture. This programme spans all areas of engineering at Careem, including Backend, Frontend, Web, Mobile, Data Analysis, MLOps, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, and QA. The goal is to build a strong foundation of engineering excellence from day one.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of talented engineers and graduates who are embarking on their journey in software engineering. You’ll play a critical role in shaping the learning and technical growth of the team, mentoring them through real-world projects and helping them become world-class engineers.

You will be responsible for leading and scaling highly distributed systems, mentoring engineers in best practices, and continuously improving engineering processes. The systems you oversee will be core to Careem’s operations — powering everything from user interactions to payment processing.

What you'll do:

• Lead a team of engineers within the NextGen Programme, focusing on high-quality service delivery and strong engineering foundations.
• Drive the design, development, and deployment of scalable distributed systems in a microservices-based architecture.
• Guide and mentor engineers in applying Clean Code, SOLID principles, and test-driven development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve technical challenges and improve engineering efficiency.
• Partner with other leaders to shape the technical roadmap and evolve the programme structure.
• Foster a strong team culture of learning, accountability, and engineering excellence.
• Maintain a high level of engagement and support across the team through regular feedback and coaching.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of experience in software development, min 3 years in a management/senior engineering team lead role.
• You have strong software engineering skills with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, software design and OOP.
• Working knowledge of at least one of these Java, Go, Python, .NET.
• Deep understanding of how to build scalable distributed systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience.
• You’re a leader who is passionate about growing talent.
• Demonstrate ability to run and improve technical development processes.
• Passion for developing people and building strong, collaborative teams.
• Demonstrated ability to run and improve technical development processes.

About the team

At Careem, the mission for the NextGen Programme is to help grow our engineers by learning how to write Clean Code, use SOLID principle techniques, and design reliable systems. The ultimate goal is to train new engineers to build excellent foundations with high standards. Our Programme covers vast areas in engineering:  Backend, Frontend, Web, Mobile, Data Analysis, MLOps, Infrastructure, Cyber Security and QA.

We are looking for software engineers to join our team of talented engineers that share a common interest in distributed backend systems, their scalability, and continued development. You will work alongside a top talent for an accelerated learning path. You will have access to some of the most exciting projects and advanced tech for accelerated learning and exposure.

You will be responsible for maintaining some of our services that power the Careem. Engine, scaling highly distributed systems, and continuously documenting and improving our engineering practices. These large-scale, distributed systems handle everything from user requests to payment processing.

What you'll do:

Our tech stack is Java 8 and Spring Boot, Micro-Service Architecture, SQL and no-SQL DBs and AWS infrastructure. Key responsibilities include:

• Development of our distributed backend system to meet the challenging functional, scalability, and reliability requirements for our fast-growing business.
• Maintain features and systems, with an emphasis on code quality, maintainability, readability, and testing.
• Facilitate collaboration with other engineers, product owners, and designers to solve interesting and challenging problems across our platform.
• Be a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional agile team.
• You care about quality and you know what it means to ship high-quality code.

What you'll need:

• 2-4 Years of Experience required.
• The ideal candidate will have a passionate commitment to improving the lives of people, an insane focus on excellence and customer service, and a strong alignment with our core values: being bold, focused, agile and collaborative.

Must have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related technical fields.
• Understanding of Object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Ability to solve complex problems.
• Must be able to write clean and maintainable code (must love coding!).
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions; deal with loosely defined problems and fast-changing requirements & think abstractly.
• Passionate about learning new technologies and working on a product of massive scale and impact.
• Able to communicate effectively.
• Attention to detail.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of AWS
• Knowledge of clean code principles
• Deep understanding of design patterns
• Demonstrated ability of test-driven development