Software Engineering Manager

12/2021 – 12/2023

— Elevated Team Engagement and Productivity: Promoted a remarkable increase in team engagement and a significant boost in overall productivity in a domain with four engineering teams by using inclusive decision-making and a continuous feedback approach.
— Engineering Organization Transformation: Streamlined alignment with Product and Operations, enhancing cross-functional collaboration and operational
efficiency by leading a Domain-driven model major restructuring of the
Engineering Organization.
— Boosted Throughput by Over 60%: Achieving a more than 60% increase in
team throughput with process optimizations and collaborative engineering
culture. This initiative significantly expedited project delivery and improved
output quality.
— Technology-Product Synergy: Escalated product developments and increased market relevance by collaborating closely with the Product Team to conceive and execute a technology-centric product strategy, ensuring seamless alignment with company and departmental OKRs.
— Talent Management and Strategic Alignment: Focus on talent excellence, which positioned the engineering department as a pivotal contributor to the
company's strategic goals. Directed the hiring, development, and retention of top engineering talent, ensuring a robust team capable of aligning engineering efforts with overarching business strategies.

Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Softwareanforderungsanalyse, Software Architecture, Software Design, Software engineering / -technik, Management-Informationssysteme, Management (allg.), Technische Projektleitung / Teamleitung

1/2021 – 12/2021

— Machine Learning and User Experience: Enhanced user experience and
platform integrity by filtering more than 80% of the abusive comments on the platform using Machine Learning algorithms implemented in the Anti-Abuse team.
— Refactoring: Decreasing system entropy with a strategic approach to software design and refactoring in the User Authentication team.
— Software Engineering Processes and Culture: Fostered a conducive work
environment, guiding the Anti-abuse and User Authentication teams in Agile
processes and translating business goals into technical decisions through an iterative and incremental approach aligned with company OKRs.

Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Softwareanforderungsanalyse, Software Architecture, Software engineering / -technik, Softwareentwicklung (allg.), Projektleitung / Teamleitung, Technische Projektleitung / Teamleitung

5/2018 – 1/2021

— Authentication and Authorization domain: Leading the Identity Team, we
implemented Careem's Single Sign On for Careem with OAuth2 and OpenID
Connect, allowing federated identity in the SuperApp.
— OKRs and KPIs: Defining, managing, and reporting on key performance
indicators that measure team performance against organizational objectives.
— High quality: Setting engineering practices that assure high-quality code that conforms to industry-wide open standards and quality.

Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Softwareanforderungsanalyse, Software Architecture, Software engineering / -technik, Softwareentwicklung (allg.), Projektleitung / Teamleitung, Technische Projektleitung / Teamleitung