Head of Engineering

Emergence

. Build the R&D Center of Excellence from its first hires into a multi-vertical engineering organization .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • EgyptLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and scaling engineering organizations, with a strong focus on quality standards, modern engineering practices, and AI integration. Capable of leading diverse teams and driving effective delivery processes across multiple domains.

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Engineering Organization ScalingAI Integration in EngineeringProduction Systems DesignTeam Leadership Across Multiple ProductsQuality Assessment in Engineering

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Hard Skills

Production Systems DesignSoftware Development StandardsAI Engineering PracticesData and AnalyticsAutomationCloud EnvironmentsProgramming LanguagesEngineering Quality AssessmentDelivery ProcessesTechnical Review

Soft Skills

Influencing Without AuthorityCoachingCommunicationCollaborationPerformance Evaluation

Industry Keywords

Engineering PracticesQuality Bar for Engineering TalentForward-Deployment ModelPortfolio CompaniesVertical ForumsCairo ScheduleMulti-Vertical Engineering OrganizationTechnical StandardsEngineering Talent AssessmentEmergence's Central Engineering Team

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build the R&D Center of Excellence from its first hires into a multi-vertical engineering organization
Lead engineers based in Egypt who are deployed into portfolio companies
Define and enforce the quality bar for engineering talent and deployed engineers
Own hiring judgment and scale an organization of versatile engineers
Lead the forward-deployment model, including staffing, duration, and accountability
Chair biweekly vertical forums with portfolio technical leaders, pod leads, and operating partners
Set portfolio-wide standards for software development, testing, shipping, and observability
Coach deployed engineers and improve the engineering practices of host teams
Own and improve the path from ideation to production, including processes and infrastructure
Build portfolio-wide capabilities in agent building, data and analytics, and automation
Lead Emergence’s central engineering team, including architecture direction, technical review, and internal AI-driven tooling
Serve as Emergence’s leading voice on AI and establish effective AI engineering guardrails
Work with CEOs, CTOs, and operating partners to translate engineering needs into staffing, capabilities, and standards
Own the economics of the deployment model with the managing partner
Meet regularly with portfolio technical leaders to review engineer performance and required changes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep technical background as a hands-on builder who has designed, built, and operated production systems
Many years of experience designing, building, and operating production systems
Track record of scaling teams, systems, and architecture
Experience growing an engineering organization from a small team to dozens of engineers
Experience leading multiple engineering teams simultaneously across more than one product, codebase, or company
Experience influencing teams without direct control
Demonstrated high bar for engineering talent, including hiring and making difficult performance decisions
Experience building delivery processes and infrastructure to improve speed and safety
Fluency in modern engineering practices and frequent, safe software delivery
Current hands-on use of AI in engineering and a clear perspective on its future impact
Experience across multiple programming languages, technology stacks, cloud environments, and domains such as data, automation, or agentic systems
Clear, confident English
Based in Egypt
Ability to work an afternoon-to-evening Cairo schedule with heavy overlap into the US workday
Ability to assess engineering quality across the listed languages, frameworks, data/AI technologies, cloud/infrastructure technologies, and domains

Benefits

Comp & perks

Very competitive compensation, paid in USD
Founding leadership seat with direct reporting to the firm’s co-founder and managing partner
Direct working relationships with CEOs, CTOs, and operating partners of over 10 software companies
Mandate designed to scale into dozens of teams
Remote within Egypt, with the core team in Cairo
Dedicated recruiting resources handling sourcing, screening, and filtering
Real ownership of standards, structure, and team