Being a woman engineering manager in Dubai: what nobody told me
السلام عليكم. I studied computer science in Khartoum at a time when US sanctions meant half the developer tools on the internet refused to work for us. I moved to Dubai in 2016 through a recruiter, with one suitcase and a lot of confidence I had not earned yet. Today I manage twelve engineers from nine countries at a logistics company. Here is what I wish someone had told me. 1. Negotiate the basic, not only the…
- Growing up on the wrong side of sanctions is something only a few people here understand. Half the developer tools refusing you from Khartoum, same for us in Tehran. Glad you built a team where people get seen. Peace to your family.