Staff AI Software Engineer: Lead & Build AI Systems

Client of Discovered MENA; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Discovered MENA is seeking a Staff AI Software Engineer in Riyadh to join a fast-growing startup. The role blends hands-on coding with technical leadership to define best practices, scale services, and guide sprint planning.

You will design distributed microservices, build AI-enabled services with Python, FastAPI, and modern frontend tech, and mentor engineers while delivering high-impact projects in a cloud-native environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience at Staff/Principal/Lead level.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience building full-stack apps using React, Next.js, TypeScript.
• Proficiency in designing distributed microservices and REST APIs.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB.
• Familiarity with Docker, Git, CI/CD, and cloud-native development.
• Experience integrating AI/LLM features and AI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale modern full-stack applications with focus on performance and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership through mentoring, code reviews, and enforcing best practices.
• Define software architecture, development standards, and processes to improve quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to shape sprint planning and estimate work.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams.

Skills

Java

Spring ecosystem

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Microservices

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

CI/CD

Docker

Cloud platforms

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-native development

FastAPI

Python

Job description

Client of Discovered MENA is seeking a Staff AI Software Engineer in Riyadh to join a fast-growing startup. The role blends hands-on coding with technical leadership to define best practices, scale services, and guide sprint planning.

You will design distributed microservices, build AI-enabled services with Python, FastAPI, and modern frontend tech, and mentor engineers while delivering high-impact projects in a cloud-native environment.