Staff Engineer

About the Role

Lean Technologies is seeking a Staff Engineer to join the Foundations squad in Riyadh. This full-time role involves owning the platform that supports Lean's AI initiatives, including shared libraries, developer infrastructure, and agentic loops. The Staff Engineer will serve as the technical lead for the team, making architectural decisions and ensuring high standards under delivery pressure.

Company Overview

Lean Technologies is a leading financial infrastructure provider in the Middle East, offering APIs for payments, account verification, and financial data access to over 350 clients. The company began as an Open Banking platform and has expanded into a multi-product infrastructure company supporting payments, data, and lending across the MENA region. Lean has processed billions of dollars in transactions and is backed by General Catalyst, Sequoia, and Shorooq.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive architectural decisions for the Foundations squad, focusing on system design that balances robustness, reliability, and pragmatism.
• Represent the team technically, building relationships with other Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers, and contributing to Lean's technical advisory group.
• Manage and evolve the team's shared libraries and platform components, such as Commons, which are utilized by the broader engineering organization.
• Identify and address operational friction, championing process improvements and service hygiene within the team.
• Lead by example in operational excellence, including observability, alerting, SLOs, and incident response.
• Provide informed perspectives on AI and agentic systems, staying current with industry trends and maintaining high standards as the field evolves.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, investing in their development.

Work Environment and Culture

Lean Technologies operates as the first regulated Open Banking and Open Finance company across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The company focuses on solving complex problems, moving quickly, and maintaining high standards. Lean offers competitive salaries, private healthcare, flexible office hours, and provides meaningful equity stakes to team members.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lean Technologies is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. The company is committed to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Personal data collected during the application process may be shared with team members across global office locations.