Senior Software Engineer

About the job

As a senior frontend engineer in the Client Experiences (CX) team, you will be responsible for ensuring that Lean is a sticky experience for our clients, deeply embedded in both their internal and external workflows.  You will partner closely with backend teams to surface new functionality in the existing frontend.  You will also be part of the team tasked with implementing and modernising the Client Experiences stack, using the latest technologies and building a modular architecture that continues to be maintainable as our organisation scales.  Our tech stack primarily comprises React but a strong foundation in underlying technologies like TypeScript is essential.

Who are we

Lean enables companies to seamlessly connect to their users’ bank accounts to initiate real-time payments and retrieve their account information. Our products have gained the trust of leading companies and enabled them to deliver powerful experiences when connected with a user’s bank account, allowing users to perform prudent financial planning, get better rates on loans, transfer money to friends, and more, without compromising on privacy or security.

Some of Lean’s clients include the likes of Tabby, Capital.com, Tamam, Circlys, and many more, making it the region’s most valuable Open Banking platform. The company has now processed over a billion dollars, and its products are also connected with hundreds of thousands of accounts. Lean envisions a fully inclusive financial ecosystem that serves everyone, no matter where they bank or live in the MENA region.

Having recently announced our Series B raise ($67.5m) led by General Catalyst, we’re expanding across our Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality frontend applications using React and TypeScript.

• Collaborate with backend squads to integrate APIs and ensure seamless user experiences.

• Work closely with Design and Product teams to craft excellent UX and UI per User need. 

• Debug and resolve complex issues, even in unfamiliar areas. 

• Write clear and concise technical specifications to communicate concepts to stakeholders.

• Collaborate effectively with QA to ensure high standards of quality.

• Demonstrate an independent, self-starting attitude with a strong ownership mindset, requiring minimal supervision.

• Go above and beyond when necessary to meet critical business needs.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Proficiency with React.js, TypeScript and related technologies (Webpack, Vite, ES6, Babel, NPM, Node).

• 5+ years frontend experience as part of a team, following established engineering and project management practices (Agile, TDD, CI/CD).

• Strong understanding of REST APIs and ability to code high-caliber, responsive UIs with CSS and CSS-in-JS.

• Strong experience with CI tools (Git, Jenkins) and testing frameworks (Cypress, Jest, Playwright).

• Experience with common frontend features (authentication, authorization, multi-tenancy, A/B testing, search, design libraries, performance, UI experiments)

• Skilled in independent problem-solving, debugging and solving complex issues.

• Experience with design tools like Sketch or Figma, and building design systems with shared React components.

• Ability to effectively balance quality and execution speed, with experience reviewing and pairing on code.

• Enthusiastic about the JS ecosystem, keeping up with the latest developments, and optimizing web applications for performance, security, and resilience.
  

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in FinTech or Open Banking domains (with focus on Payments).

• Experience in building user facing widgets or SDKs.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools.

• Experience with code testing

• Understanding of UX/UI design principles.

• Some mobile experience would a bonus

NB. While we think the above experience could be important, we’re keen to hear from people that believe they have valuable experience to bring to the role. If you identify with the team and mission, but not all of our requirements, then please still apply!!

Why Join us?

Lean is the first regulated open banking and open finance company operating across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.  Since 2019 we've been on a mission to become the pre-eminent A2A payments company in the Middle East - enabling our clients to seamlessly connect to their users’ bank accounts to initiate real-time payments and retrieve account information. Our products have garnered the trust of some of the leading companies in the region, including the likes of Etisalat Group, Careem, Binance, Tabby, Tamara, Tawuniya, and more.

To date, Lean has processed billions of dollars, and our products have connected with hundreds of thousands of accounts across the region. We've recently announced our $67.5 million Series B funding round led by General Catalyst, following earlier investment from Sequoia Capital. This funding marks a major milestone for Lean and the financial ecosystem across the MENA region. At Lean, we’re committed to driving the next generation of financial innovation by making financial data and payments more accessible and transparent for businesses and consumers alike.

To that end, we're always on the lookout for talented, driven, and entrepreneurial candidates to join us in our mission of enabling the next generation of financial innovation. If you're motivated by solving hard problems and leaving a lasting legacy while you're at it, Lean's where you need to be.

Not only do we offer competitive salaries, private healthcare, and flexible office hours, but we also insist that every member of the team hold a meaningful equity stake in the business to ensure long-term alignment. We'd love you to join us for this journey!

Lean is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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