Senior Technical Delivery Manager

Qualibar is looking for a Sr. Technical Delivery Manager who can take ownership of both technical delivery and engineering team management. The candidate should be a strong hands-on technologist with proven experience managing a technical group and delivering products in a USA-based product company.

The role requires someone who can work closely with US stakeholders, understand product requirements, make sound technical decisions, and actively contribute to development when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a group of software engineers, providing technical direction, mentoring and delivery ownership.
• Own the complete delivery lifecycle, from requirements and technical planning through development, testing, release and production support.
• Remain hands-on technically with coding, architecture, debugging, code reviews and solving complex technical issues.
• Design and develop scalable applications using PHP, Laravel, React and MySQL.
• Drive technical architecture, coding standards, performance, scalability, security and engineering best practices.
• Work closely with US-based Product and Business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Lead the integration and adoption of AI/GenAI capabilities into products and engineering processes.
• Evaluate and implement technologies such as LLMs, AI APIs, RAG, AI Agents and automation where applicable.
• Monitor delivery progress, identify technical risks and dependencies and ensure timely resolution.
• Conduct code and architecture reviews and maintain high engineering quality across the group.
• Mentor engineers, develop technical talent and establish a culture of ownership and accountability.
• Participate in technical discussions, product planning, estimation and strategic engineering decisions.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of overall software engineering experience.
• Proven experience in a Technical Delivery Manager / Engineering Manager / Technical Manager or similar senior technical leadership role.
• Mandatory: Previous experience working in a USA-based product company.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• PHP
• Laravel
• React
• MySQL
• REST APIs and system integration
• Practical experience with AI/GenAI technologies and their implementation in products.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, scalable application design, performance optimization, security and cloud technologies.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring a group of engineers.
• Experience working directly with US-based stakeholders and product teams.
• Strong communication, technical problem-solving, decision-making and leadership skills.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should be able to effectively balance three key areas:

Technical Leadership - Strong hands-on expertise and ability to make technical and architectural decisions.

Delivery Ownership - Ability to take ownership of product delivery, timelines, quality, risks and technical execution.

People Leadership - Ability to manage, mentor and develop a group of engineers while maintaining a high-performance engineering culture.

Mandatory Requirements

• Previous Technical Delivery / Engineering Management experience.
• Previous experience in a USA-based product company.
• Strong hands-on PHP + Laravel + React experience.
• Experience with AI/GenAI.
• Proven experience managing a technical group.
• Must be comfortable remaining hands-on technically, rather than being limited to project or people management.