Lead Engineer
Malaa is hiring a Lead Engineer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Level rates it ; you can apply on Malaa.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- Level classifies it as a lead role.
- Level lists 3 other open roles at Malaa.
- The role was posted in the last few days.
AI in this role
Lead Engineers at Malaa shape the technical direction of the systems they own. You’ll work on foundational financial platforms that enable innovation, resilience and trust across the ecosystem. You’ll lead engineers and influence how we build, not just what we build.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You will write code, but your main impact comes from decisions, direction and people.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the technical direction and architecture of a domain or major system
- Act as the primary technical owner of multiple solutions developed by your team
- Lead architectural decisions and keep services and domains aligned
- Build a deep understanding of the full business workflow and system lifecycle
- Set and drive technical standards, best practices and engineering quality
- Mentor, coach and develop senior and mid-level engineers
- Raise the bar for engineering excellence and delivery discipline
- Lead technical planning, prioritization and execution of strategic initiatives
- Partner with Product, Design and Leadership to turn business goals into technical strategy
- Identify systemic risks early and address scalability, reliability and security
- Improve developer experience and team effectiveness across the domain
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a technical lead or team lead role
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Solid experience in developing web services and APIs
- Hands-on experience writing high-quality, testable code, with a strong understanding of software architectures.
- Solid experience with working with SQL database’s and it’s fundamentals
- Good understanding of event driven architecture and messaging services (Kafka, RMQ, etc..)
- Understanding of CI/CD pipeline.
- Proficient with versioning tools, preferably Git.
- Knowledge of Agile Software Development Methodologies.
- Proficient in solving horizontal strategic challenges.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams of multiple engineers, driving high-impact outcomes.
- Expertise in prioritizing and executing strategic initiatives effectively.
- Strong communication skills, adept at bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to lead chapter meetings, prioritize strategic initiatives, and drive them to execution.
How we rate this
Lead Engineer at Malaa rates 28 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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