Head of Software Development

Head of Software Development Retail and E-Commerce Technology Kuwait - ON SITE Permanent position We are looking for a Head of Software Development to join a retail organization in Kuwait and play a key role in the development and evolution of their customer-facing digital platforms, including their website and mobile applications. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced software engineering professional who enjoys remaining hands-on with coding while leading a high-performing team of developers. The role: • Hands-on with significant time spent coding and contributing to core product codebases • Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of technical staff • Design, develop, and enhance customer-facing web and mobile applications (search engines, apple pay etc.) • Manage the full product lifecycle from ideation and architecture through development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement • Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines • Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices Technical: • Strong experience building and scaling web applications and mobile-enabled platforms • Laravel / PHP • RESTful APIs and Microservices Architecture • JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue.js, or similar) and Flutter • Strong experience with AWS cloud services Education: • Must have at least a Bachelors degree to apply for this role **Due to a high volume of applicants, only applicants with the required skillset in their profile will be contacted** Show more Show less

Bachelor's degree required to apply. Hands-on software development experience with leadership of a cross-functional team. Experience designing, developing, and deploying customer-facing web and mobile applications. Proficiency with Laravel/PHP, RESTful APIs and microservices, JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue.js, or similar) and Flutter, and strong experience with AWS cloud services.

Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of developers; contribute hands-on coding on core product codebases; design, develop, and enhance customer-facing web and mobile applications (search engines, Apple Pay, etc.); manage the full product lifecycle from ideation and architecture through development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement; develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines; conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices.