Staff Engineer

About Lean Technologies

Lean Technologies is building financial infrastructure for the MENA region. Since 2019, the company has become the first regulated Open Banking and Open Finance entity operating across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Lean Technologies has processed billions of dollars and connects millions of accounts, enabling companies such as Binance, Careem, and Etisalat to develop new products in the region. Following a recent $** Series B funding round, Lean Technologies is expanding into new markets and launching new products, setting a pace for financial innovation in MENA.

Role Overview

Lean Technologies is seeking a Staff Engineer to join the Foundations squad in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves owning the platform that supports Lean's AI initiatives, including shared libraries, developer infrastructure, and agentic loops used by engineers across the company. The Staff Engineer will serve as the technical lead for the team, responsible for architectural decisions, maintaining high standards, and ensuring scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive architectural decisions for the Foundations squad, setting direction on system design that balances robustness, reliability, and pragmatism.
• Serve as the technical representative for the team externally, building relationships with other Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers across the organization, and contributing to Lean's technical advisory group.
• Own and evolve the team's shared libraries and platform components, including Commons, which are critical to the wider engineering organization.
• Remain deeply involved in team operations, identifying areas of friction, advocating for process improvements and service hygiene, and driving change without formal authority.
• Lead by example in operational excellence, ensuring observability, alerting, SLOs, and incident response are treated as primary engineering concerns.
• Provide an informed perspective on AI and agentic systems, staying current with industry trends, challenging the team's thinking, and upholding high standards as the field evolves.
• Mentor and coach more junior engineers, investing in their development alongside technical contributions.

Required Experience

• Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to make architectural decisions and maintain high technical standards under pressure.
• Experience in building and evolving shared libraries and platform components.
• A background in operational excellence, including observability, alerting, SLOs, and incident response.
• Familiarity with AI and agentic systems is expected.

Work Environment and Benefits

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Lean Technologies offers competitive salaries, private healthcare, and flexible office hours. The company ensures that every team member holds a meaningful equity stake in the business to align long-term interests.

Application Process

Lean Technologies is seeking individuals motivated by building lasting infrastructure. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.