Role overview

As a Staff Engineer on the Credit Scoring & Underwriting squad at Lean Technologies, you will lead technical architecture and execution for credit insights products built on the company’s data platform. Lean is the leading financial infrastructure provider in the Middle East, serving over 350 clients with APIs for payments, account verification, and financial data access across the MENA region.

Key responsibilities

Own the architecture and technical roadmap of the insights and data platform while identifying and solving undefined problems within the squad.
Write production code as a hands-on contributor and serve as the technical expert the team consults for complex or ambiguous challenges.
Ensure production APIs serving clients in Saudi Arabia and the UAE remain fast and reliable, leading incident response when issues occur.
Collaborate with Product, Data Science, and DevOps teams to plan and scale insights products for credit underwriting.
Mentor engineers on the squad, establish engineering standards, and help team members improve through code reviews and guidance.
Represent Lean in technical discussions with lenders, partners, and regulators.

Requirements

At least 10 years of backend engineering experience with deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot, plus several years designing and operating microservices in production.
Demonstrated experience building and running distributed, event-driven systems in production using Kafka or comparable technologies.
Experience developing data-intensive backend applications within large distributed systems.
Proven track record owning latency and availability targets in production using monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
Working knowledge of infrastructure tools including Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines, along with security best practices.
Daily proficiency with AI coding tools such as Claude Code for design, coding, testing, and code review.
Experience leading architecture decisions across multiple services and influencing technical direction without formal authority, with ability to communicate technical risk clearly to engineers, leadership, and clients.
Strong product judgment regarding when to ship features versus addressing technical debt, with demonstrated ability to move quickly on priorities that matter.
Experience working in fintech environments.

What makes this role worth considering

You will be part of a team building critical financial infrastructure for an entire region. Lean has processed billions of dollars in transactions since 2019 and is backed by leading investors including General Catalyst and Sequoia. The company offers competitive compensation, private healthcare, flexible office hours, and meaningful equity stakes for all team members to ensure long-term alignment with company success.

How to apply

Use the Apply button to view the official job posting and submit your application on Lean Technologies Careers: Jobs in Dubai & Riyadh (2026)'s careers site.

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