Ahmed Othman

Senior Engineering Manager @ Zalando
19+ yrs of experience, 11+ yrs scaling teams 2→20+; hiring & promoting Managers & Principal Engineers
Germany Active yesterday

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$180 / month

Unclear priorities, fragile delivery, thin pipeline? Practical systems to fix execution and growth.

2 calls per month (30min/call)

Unlimited Q&A via chat

Expect responses in 24 hours or less

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About

Seasoned Engineering Manager currently working at Zalando (8 years) and previously led teams at Rakuten (3 years), after 8 years as a hands-on Software Engineer. I built and scaled Zalando’s Fashion Search Engine from 2 engineers to a multi-team organization by hiring more than 15 Search Engineers and developing and promoting Managers and Principal Engineers. For the last 5 years I mentored Engineers, Manager, Senior Managers outside my company to navigate the leadership journey.

I help:
• Engineers/ICs make the jump to management with a concrete plan and action items.
• Managers (and managers of managers) untangle org design, performance systems, and cross-org alignment.

Expect direct but empathetic feedback, concrete frameworks (hiring rubrics, roadmap templates, org charts, job family role expectations), and accountability between sessions.



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