Engineering Manager, Noon Academy

Salary not provided

+ Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) + Performance-based bonus

React

TypeScript

React Native

Java

SpringBoot

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

2 days a week in office (Rushworth St, London)

To radically change the way people learn

Job no longer available

To radically change the way people learn

101-200 employees

B2CEducationLearningMobile

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

+ Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) + Performance-based bonus

React

TypeScript

React Native

Java

SpringBoot

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

2 days a week in office (Rushworth St, London)

101-200 employees

B2CEducationLearningMobile

Company mission

To radically change the way people learn, with a primary focus on the Middle East, where the company has its roots and where the need and urgency to improve education are highest. We're building a network of modern schools with over 12 million students, supported by top teachers and with technology at its heart.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

2 years of experience as a people manager, with a desire to learn, improve, and jell with the team and successfully lead, manage, and coaching a team in a high-growth tech/product company
Strong technical skills, architectural knowledge, problem-solving abilities, and experience setting strategic direction
A passion for mentoring and supporting the career development of engineers
Experience building cross-functional teams, including recruiting, promoting, and onboarding
Bonus points if you have hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot in the backend, or TypeScript, React or React Native in the frontend

What the job involves

We are looking for a passionate leader who can grow and manage a distributed, high-performing team
Line manage one or more cross-functional teams (backend, frontend, infrastructure)
Contribute to product strategy, set team-level OKRs, and track progress and accountability
Grow a diverse, highly skilled, and motivated group of engineers
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing
Play a key role in improving and implementing processes and values
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, design, operations, and learning teams

Application process

The process involves a recruiter call and then a technical interview (coding and architecture/system design interview) followed by an in-person interview in the London office that includes People management and behavioural interview

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Initially founded as a test prep website in 2013, Noon has grown to become a deeply comprehensive social learning platform that enables students to study with a group of friends, compete against one another, and even join teacher-led classes.

The company empowers over 100k teachers and 12M students across 8 countries to further their knowledge and advance their skills through its unique, interactive platform. Noon opened a new office in London, strengthening its position as an up-and-coming leader in the industry.

Noon is one of the top 10 most funded ed-tech startups in the MENA region and enjoyed a $40 million Series B in 2023. The company has its sights set on global expansion over the next two to three years, whilst enhancing its AI solutions.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

30% female employees

-22% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.2)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Nov 2023

$41m

SERIES B

Jun 2019

$8.6m

SERIES A

Total funding: $49.6m

Company benefits

Relocation to the UK including visa sponsorship
Flexi-working hours +hybrid role (2 days in the office per week) based in our central London office
Generous maternity & paternity leave: It’s important to us that all new parents can spend as much precious time with their new bundle(s) of joy, which is why we offer generous maternity and parental leave to our Nooners. A flexible working set-up is also on offer for new parents returning to work too!
25 days annual leave and Christmas office closure days on top
Generous pension scheme – Noon matches up to 5%
Full premium Private Medical Scheme including Family cover
Income Protection and Life Assurance to help you to protect your future
Global Offsites: Biannual company retreats to connect in-person in London Or Riyadh.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) &Performance-based bonus

Company HQ

London, UK

Leadership

Mohammed Aldhalaan

(CEO)

Co-Founder & former CEO of CloudTech Company. Previously worked as a Senior Credit Analyst at SIDF and was the Strategic Alliances Executive Manager at Elm Company.

Aziz Alsaeed

(COO)

Former Executive Director at C4iCAS. Received their PhD in Computer Science from Newcastle University and was an Assistant Professor at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

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