Majd Eid

Group Engineering Manager · Barcelona

Engineering Leadership · Global Teams · 15+ Years

I build engineering organizations that ship reliably at scale.

I lead multi-site engineering groups, set clear operating models, and hold a high bar for execution. I care about measurable outcomes, technical quality, and teams that can deliver under pressure without burning out.

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At a glance
  • 15+ years across engineering and leadership
  • Built and scaled teams across 3 continents
  • Strong operator in remote-first environments
  • Deep hands-on technical background
  • Fluent across business and engineering contexts

Core Competencies

I optimize organizations for throughput, quality, and focus.

Team Leadership & Scale

I design teams intentionally, hire for slope, and develop leaders who multiply impact.

Strategic Alignment

I align product, engineering, and business around a single plan and explicit trade-offs.

Global & Remote-First

I run distributed teams with clarity, high trust, and disciplined asynchronous execution.

Technical Depth

I stay close to architecture and delivery mechanics, so strategy is always grounded in technical reality.

Industry Experience

I have led engineering across video tech, fintech, insurance, logistics, and sports platforms.

Continuous Improvement

I use DORA and Flow metrics to remove friction and improve delivery predictability quarter over quarter.

Profile

Group Engineering Manager

15+ years leading engineering organizations across video management, banking, finance, insurance, and logistics.

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Overview Summary

I am a Group Engineering Manager who delivers business outcomes through strong engineering systems. I combine organizational leadership with technical depth and clear operational discipline.

  • I scale hybrid and fully remote teams with clear accountability and explicit ownership.
  • I hold two Master's degrees in Computer Science and an International Master's in Project Management.
  • I have lived and worked in six countries and lead effectively across cultures and time zones.
  • I build high-trust teams that execute consistently and improve continuously.
  • I am fluent in Arabic, French, English, and Spanish, and operate comfortably in multilingual environments.
  • I work across monolith and microservices architectures and stay close to implementation quality.
Career Experience

Milestone Systems — Barcelona

April 2022 – Present
Group Engineering Manager
Dec 2025 – Present

I lead multiple teams across Copenhagen, Sofia, and Barcelona, with direct accountability for alignment, delivery reliability, and engineering health.

  • Set a shared operating cadence across locations so teams execute with fewer handoffs and less ambiguity.
  • Aligned Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and Product Managers on priorities, sequencing, and risk ownership.
  • Delegated decision rights deliberately and coached leaders to operate with autonomy and rigor.
  • Raised execution predictability by tightening planning quality, dependency handling, and communication loops.
  • Established a culture where accountability is explicit and collaboration is the default behavior.
Senior Engineering Manager
April 2022 – Dec 2025

I led three strategic domains: AI Analyze Media, Rules & Alarms, and Stream Processing & Storage.

  • Built and scaled domain-oriented teams aligned with Team Topologies and a DDD operating model.
  • Delivered AI/ML capabilities integrated into the core video management platform.
  • Aligned architecture and product direction with engineering capacity and execution constraints.
  • Improved system scalability and maintainability through stronger engineering standards.
  • Developed engineering leads and raised the leadership bench across domains.
  • Used OKRs and KPIs to keep engineering output tied to business outcomes.

Promoted within Milestone Systems from Senior Engineering Manager to Group Engineering Manager.

Development Team Lead

Derivco Sports · Full-time Apr 2020 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Barcelona, Spain · Hybrid

I led the team responsible for the core Sportsbook platform, one of the most business-critical systems in the company.

  • Built a team culture centered on ownership, quality, and fast feedback.
  • Delivered high-load backend services with strict reliability and latency expectations.
  • Standardized engineering practices across code review, CI/CD, and test automation.
  • Implemented OKRs/KPIs to improve transparency and execution focus.

Team Lead / Project Manager

Japan Tobacco International — Barcelona · January 2019 – April 2020

I was the single engineering point of accountability for the SRA Reporting System used by global regulatory authorities.

  • Delivered regulatory reporting capabilities with clear stakeholder alignment.
  • Coordinated multi-country delivery across Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and Spain.
  • Owned technical leadership, client communication, and team execution.

Senior Software Engineer & Integration Manager

Vanderlande Industries — Barcelona · June 2017 – January 2019

I delivered integration-heavy logistics software for large programs across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

  • Designed integration architecture and interface contracts for partner systems.
  • Led planning, integration testing, and risk management across release cycles.
  • Delivered production-ready documentation, workshops, and user enablement.

Software Engineer

COVEA Finance — Paris · July 2014 – August 2016

I developed asset-management software and operated close to production realities.

  • Translated business requirements into workable technical designs with architects and analysts.
  • Owned batch process reliability and production support escalations.
  • Acted as the execution bridge between engineering and asset-management stakeholders.

Software Engineer

Société Générale CIB — Paris · July 2013 – July 2014

I worked on risk-management software supporting trading operations across Paris and London.

  • Delivered components for MRM and CTY Service Layer initiatives.
  • Maintained production systems delivered through TFS with Sybase support.

Software Developer & Analyst

MFA — Paris · January 2011 – June 2013

I delivered insurance systems and modernized legacy applications to C#/.NET.

  • Owned end-to-end analysis, implementation, and delivery.
  • Produced technical specifications, documentation, and test validation inputs.
Academic Education

Mini MBA

University of Salford — Manchester · Sep 2025

International Master's in Project Management

EAE Business School — Barcelona · Feb 2018 – Mar 2019

Research Master's in Computer Science

Paris-Sud University — Paris · Oct 2009 – Sep 2010

Professional Master's in Computer Science

INSA de Lyon — Lyon · Oct 2008 – Sep 2009

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Mathematics

Lebanese American University — Beirut · Feb 2005 – Jun 2008
Toolbox Skills & Technologies
Operating models: KPIs / OKRs Execution: Agile / Scrum Portfolio and priority management Stakeholder alignment Risk and dependency management Leadership: coaching and delegation Data: Oracle / Sybase / SQL Server / MySQL Tooling: Git / SVN / TFS / Jira / Jenkins / Splunk Metrics: DORA / Flow Tech: C# / ASP.NET / Java / JavaScript / AngularJS Architectures: Microservices / Azure / WCF / WPF / Elixir / Go
Communication Languages
Arabic — Fluent English — Fluent French — Fluent Spanish — Fluent Italian — Intermediate Hebrew — Beginner Catalan — Beginner
Beyond work Teaching & Memberships

I have taught object-oriented programming and computer science lab sessions at Lebanese American University, and mentored students in computer science and mathematics.

PMI member since 2018 ACM, IEEE, IEEE Computer Society member since 2005 Photography · Music · Cello · Hiking · Travel

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