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About *****

***** was founded with the vision to transform the lending landscape for MSMEs in Saudi Arabia. The company leverages AI to make loan decisions faster and simpler for financial institutions, aiming to bridge the $170 billion financing gap. ***** automates underwriting processes, converting weeks of work into minutes, and provides deep credit insights and comprehensive reports to support quicker, more reliable lending decisions.

The Role of a Machine Learning Engineer

Given *****'s rapid growth, we are expanding our machine learning engineering team in Riyadh. This full-time role focuses on building, deploying, and optimizing the ML models that power our underwriting technology. The Machine Learning Engineer will collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to design and deliver scalable, efficient, and reliable ML systems. The objective is to ensure models and infrastructure are robust, cost-effective, and capable of supporting rapid product innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new ML models from inception to production, delivering measurable business impact on the underwriting tech stack.
• Optimize and enhance existing production ML systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Conduct research to stay current with advancements in machine learning and integrate cutting-edge techniques into products.
• Design experiments, gather data, and rapidly prototype new ideas to evaluate potential impact before full deployment.
• Build and maintain model serving infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance, and efficiently resolve production problems and incidents.

Required Experience

Candidates for this Machine Learning Engineer position should possess 5 to 10 years of experience in a relevant field. This includes a proven track record in developing, deploying, and optimizing machine learning models within production environments.

What ***** Offers

• A competitive salary.
• Participation in the company’s ESOP plan (share options).
• Opportunity to work directly with several major Saudi financial institutions.
• Collaboration with a team of engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Knowledge acquisition through working with an international team of experienced leaders and engineers.
• Valuable experience within the FinTech and startup sectors.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, operating under a hybrid work model that primarily involves working from our office with some occasional working from home.