Engineering Manager (Java and Scala)
Salt Digital Recruitment • ras al khaymah, ras al khaymah • Posted June 19, 2026
Position Overview
My client, a fast-growing trading company, is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead backend engineering teams building high-performance, low-latency trading systems.
The Role:- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers working on mission-critical trading platforms.
- Own technical delivery, architecture decisions, and engineering standards.
- Partner closely with Product, Quant, and Trading teams to deliver scalable and reliable systems.
- Balance hands-on technical leadership with people management and execution.
- Drive best practices around system design, performance, security, and resilience.
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or Technical Lead in a high-scale environment.
- Strong background in Scala and Java, ideally within trading, fintech, or low-latency systems.
- Experience designing and operating distributed, event-driven systems.