Job Description

Company Description

SAC is the number one in its field, it's an innovative and technology-driven business which values its employees. SAC is on a journey and we are looking for the best talent to join us to contribute to our success as a business and in doing so provide you with some amazing challenges and career development opportunities.

About the Role

We are looking for a Engineering

Manager

who leads through action, someone who codes daily, architects scalable systems, mentors developers, and ensures engineering best practices. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll manage a high-performing team while staying deep in the codebase, guiding both day-to-day technical execution and long-term architecture.

Key Responsibilities

Write clean, maintainable, scalable code in a modern object-oriented language (PHP preferred). Lead system and component design for high-volume, distributed applications. Mentor and up-skill engineers, instilling engineering discipline, quality standards, and technical growth. Coordinate deployments, debug complex issues, and continuously improve platform reliability and performance. Collaborate with Product and other departments to translate business needs into technical solutions. Drive Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), manage sprints using tools like JIRA. Own observability, logging, and alerting using tools such as Datadog or NewRelic. Ensure proper documentation, secure coding, and compliance with standards like GDPR/PCI.

Qualifications

Must-Have Skills / Qualifications

BSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Minimum of 8 years experience in software engineering, including technical leadership. Passion, energy, and hands-on technical excellence. Expert in

PHP

for large-scale applications. Strong experience with

MVC frameworks

(Laravel, Symfony). Deep knowledge of

Yii

framework. Solid skills in

CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX

. Experience with

Git

, Agile development, and

JIRA

. Basic understanding of

Unix/Linux environments

. Excellent written and verbal communication in English. Strong attention to detail and quality. Familiarity with

AngularJS

. Experience with

CRM/ERP software development

. Proven work on

SaaS platforms

.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP). Experience working in the UAE/KSA tech ecosystem. Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Why Join Us

Code, teach, and lead--this is a real

hands-on technical leadership role

. Shape architecture and engineering standards from the ground up. * Work on meaningful systems in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.