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Penny Software

About Penny SoftwarePenny is a fast-growing procurement and technology company headquartered in Riyadh with operations across Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. We are passionate about building innovative solutions that simplify complex procurement processes, empower businesses, and create meaningful impact.Why Join Us?We are looking for talented, growth-minded individuals eager to take on new challenges. At Penny, we nurture potential and provide an environment where every employee can thrive professionally and personally while building world-class enterprise SaaS products.Role Summary:We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Application Programmer proficient in both front-end and back-end development, with a specific focus on the Angular framework. You will be instrumental in developing and designing Penny's frontend web architecture, ensuring application responsiveness, and working in cross-functional teams alongside UX/UI designers.This role requires you to own product modules and features from conception to final deployment, demanding strong logical skills, organizational ability, and rigorous attention to detail. Core Responsibilities:<ul><li>UI Architecture:Design and architect the core, reusable UI components and workflows for the Penny platform.</li><li>Front-End Development:Write clean, performantTypeScript and HTML within theAngular Frame work to build high-quality user experiences.</li><li>Back-End Integration:Implement robust web services, business logic, and APIs that interface seamlessly with the product's front-end.</li><li>Technical Excellence:Contribute towards improving engineering standards, tooling, and processes across the team.</li><li>Data-Driven Focus:Experiment, prototype, measure, and create data-driven technology stacks to enhance product functionality and performance.</li></ul>What Makes You a Good Fit<ul><li>Angular Expertise: Strong foundation and deep experience with theAngular Framework(using TypeScript).</li><li>Full Stack Comfort: Comfortable with both front-end technologies and implementing back-end services/APIs.</li><li>Performance Focus: Enjoy building high-performant, scalable user interfaces and distributed/scalable backend infrastructure with a micro-services first design.</li><li>Quality &amp; Ownership: Hold yourself to a very high bar for production system quality and love driving product modules end-to-end to deliver measurable business impact.</li><li>DevOps Mindset: Actively consider resource usage and performance of the systems you write.</li></ul>Desired Qualifications (Pluses)<ul><li>MEAN Stack Experience: Strong hands-on programming experience with the broader</li><li>MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express, Angular, Node.js).</li><li>Node.js Deep Dive:In-depth knowledge of NodeJS, ExpressJS or NestJS.</li><li>Infrastructure: Experience withGCP deployments and pipeline management.</li><li>Data Infrastructure: Experience working with message queues, distributed caches, and ETL pipelines.</li><li>Protocols: Knowledge of multiple internet transports (gRPC, REST, Websocket, connect protocol).</li><li>Polyglot: Knowledge of static programming languages (Go is a plus).</li></ul>Job Type: Full-time

Lead Fullstack Engineer

About Penny SoftwarePenny is a fast-growing procurement and technology company headquartered in Riyadh with operations across Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. We are building innovative solutions to simplify procurement processes, empower businesses, and create meaningful impact.Why Join Us?We are looking for talented, growth-minded individuals eager to take on new challenges. At Penny, we nurture potential and provide an environment where every employee can thrive professionally and personally.Role Responsibilities:We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer comfortable with the complexity of a micro-service architecture. You will construct the core, highly scalable foundation of Penny, valuing reliability, fault tolerance, and performance.This role requires a forward-thinking outlook and the ability to balance strategic planning with the agility and scrappiness needed for present needs, without sacrificing code quality. You will drive product initiatives by continuously learning new technologies and systems.Key Technologies (Primary Stack):<ul><li>Golang and Python</li><li>Micro-services and Distributed Systems</li><li>Kubernetes/Docker</li><li>GCP (Google Cloud Platform)</li></ul>Core Responsibilities:<ul><li>API Ownership: Be a key stakeholder for all internal and external API services across various features.</li><li>Design &amp; Architecture: Participate in and contribute to the technical design process, defining code architecture for a high-performance, scalable product with a minimal footprint.</li><li>Implementation: Implement robust web services, business logic, and APIs primarily using Golang.</li><li>Quality &amp; Standards: Drive and elevate engineering standards, tooling, and process improvements across the team.</li><li>Data-Driven Development: Experiment, prototype, measure, and leverage data-driven analysis to inform all development decisions.</li><li>Stakeholder Management: Effectively own end-to-end initiatives, ensuring clear communication with all stakeholders (Product, QA, Front-End, Infrastructure, etc.) to deliver maximum business value.</li><li>Documentation: Own and maintain comprehensive documentation for all externally facing APIs.</li></ul>What Makes You a Good Fit:<ul><li>Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in backend development, ideally in a fast-paced startup environment.</li><li>Backend Mastery: Deep passion for well-structured backend services and a proven track record working with distributed/scalable infrastructure in a micro-services-first design.</li><li>Environment: Extremely comfortable working in multi-threaded applications and within *nix based execution environments.</li><li>Quality First: Value code quality, testability, and an iterative development methodology.</li><li>Cloud Fluency: Familiarity with cloud environments (preferably GCP), infrastructure as code, and provisioning for the code you write.</li><li>Performance: A deep appreciation for resource frugality and application performance.</li><li>Confidence Building: You demonstrate and incrementally build confidence in all the pieces you develop through robust testing and clear communication.</li></ul>Desired (Pluses):<ul><li>Proven experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD systems.</li><li>Experience with GCP deployments and pipeline management.</li><li>Knowledge of Typescript/Javascript (for polyglot systems).</li><li>Experience with message queues like NATS.</li><li>Knowledge of multiple communication protocols, ideally gRPC (and REST, WebSockets).</li><li>Strong understanding of security principles (JWTs, salting, RSA, etc.).</li><li>A deep sense of appreciation for Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-time

Backend Engineer (Gateway Owner)

About Penny SoftwarePenny is a fast-growing procurement and technology company headquartered in Riyadh with operations across Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Our mission is to build the best possible source-to-pay platform, allowing organizations worldwide to find suppliers, issue tenders, and manage responses faster, cheaper, and more efficiently than ever before.Role Summary:This is a high-impact senior role that sits at the intersection of Engineering, Data, and Product. You will steer Penny&rsquo;s entire approach to Machine Learning and AI, identifying opportunities to deliver measurable customer value and building the scalable solutions to realize it. Your work will directly impact thousands of procurement professionals across the MENA region.If successful, this role has the potential to develop into a Team Leadership position as we expand our dedicated AI/ML team. What You'll Do: Core ResponsibilitiesYou will be at the forefront of integrating AI and ML into procurement workflows, focusing on building intelligent solutions that solve real-world customer problems.1. AI/ML Development &amp; Deployment<ul><li>Design and implement production-ready AI/ML models that enhance core procurement processes, from supplier matching to risk assessment.</li><li>Develop solutions utilizing the latestLarge Language Model (LLM) and deep learning techniques to create tangible customer value.</li><li>Architect and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems to provide accurate, contextual, and grounded responses to user queries.</li><li>Create robust algorithms for advanced pattern recognition and process automation within complex procurement workflows.</li></ul>2. Technical Leadership &amp; MLOps<ul><li>Ensure all AI solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable within our existing micro-service architecture.</li><li>Conduct rigorous A/B testing and performance optimization, ensuring the model's performance meets business requirements.</li><li>Provide technical guidance and mentorship on AI/ML best practices to other engineers at Penny.</li><li>Own the solution life cycle from concept and data preparation through to final deployment and monitoring.</li></ul>3. Cross-Functional Collaboration<ul><li>Partner closely with Product teams to identify the highest-value opportunities for AI-driven improvements.</li><li>Collaborate with Data teams to ensure high-quality training data, feature engineering, and labeling processes.</li><li>Work with UX teams to translate complex models into intuitive, AI-powered user experiences.</li></ul>What You Need to Succeed<ul><li>Experience: 4+ years of hands-on experience in AI/ML development, specifically deploying and managing models in production environments.</li><li>ML Proficiency: A strong track record and clear understanding of a range of ML techniques beyond simple prompting, including model fine-tuning and deployment.</li><li>Production Impact: Proven ability to solve complex business problems using AI/ML, demonstrating:</li><li>A clear understanding of problem-solution fit.</li><li>Rigorous evaluation of solution effectiveness.</li><li>Measurable business impact of your implementations.</li><li>Technical Foundation: Strong understanding of data processing, model evaluation techniques, and building high-performance, distributed systems.</li></ul>Desired Qualifications (Pluses)<ul><li>Experience setting up and managingMLOps best practices and tooling.</li><li>Hands-on experience with cloud platforms(Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure) and their native AI services.</li><li>Experience withArabic language application of AI and ML.</li><li>Knowledge of procurement, supply chain, or enterprise SaaS software domain.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-time

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

We are looking for a QA Engineer with 1&ndash;3 years of experience in both automation and manual testing to join our dedicated Quality Assurance team. In this role, you will play a critical part in maintaining our high standards of quality. You&rsquo;ll help ensure smooth, high-quality releases by combining hands-on exploratory testing with the development and maintenance of test automation for our web and API applications.If you are a curious, proactive problem-solver who is eager to grow your automation skills, we encourage you to apply!Role Responsibilities:What You'll DoThis position is centered on ensuring high quality throughout the development lifecycle through meticulous testing and continuous improvement of our testing processes.<ul><li>Manual Testing: Write and execute comprehensive manual test cases, covering functional, regression, exploratory, and edge cases to ensure application quality across various browsers and devices.</li><li>Test Automation: Build, maintain, and execute automated tests for both UI and API layers, primarily using Playwright (or a similar modern framework).</li><li>Defect Management: Identify, document, track, and retest defects using Jira (or similar issue-tracking tools), ensuring clear communication of severity and reproduction steps.</li><li>Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and designers to clarify requirements, provide feedback, and facilitate early testing within the development cycle.</li><li>Process &amp; Quality Focus: Actively contribute to sprint QA activities, help manage and update core regression packs, and utilize reporting dashboards to monitor and communicate quality metrics.</li><li>CI/CD Support: Support the team in integrating and running automated tests as part of our CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous delivery.</li></ul>Role Requirements:What We're Looking For<ul><li>Experience: 1&ndash;3 years of hands-on QA experience, demonstrating a practical mix of manual and automation testing.</li><li>Automation Knowledge: Practical knowledge of at least one automation tool or framework (e.g., Playwright, Selenium, Cypress).</li><li>Programming Skills: Basic proficiency in a relevant programming language for writing test scripts (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python).</li><li>Agile Proficiency: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and comfortable working within sprint cycles.</li><li>Attention to Detail: A highly detail-oriented, curious, and proactive mindset with strong problem-solving skills.</li></ul>Good to Have (Preferred Skills)<ul><li>Experience with dedicated API testing using tools like Postman or through automated frameworks.</li><li>Familiarity with common test management tools (Zephyr, TestRail, or Xray).</li><li>SQL/Database Testing skills to validate data integrity and transactional results.</li><li>Knowledge of test reporting tools (e.g., Allure/ExtentReports).</li><li>Understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (Jenkins, Azure, GitHub Actions).</li></ul>Job Type: Full-time

Software QA Engineer (Manual & Automation)

About Penny: Penny is building the ultimate procurement and sourcing platform, one that enables organizations to issue tenders, discover suppliers, and manage purchases faster, more efficiently, and cost-effectively. As we expand across the GCC, we&rsquo;re looking for high-impact leaders to help us scale our sales organization and customer reach.Role Summary: We are seeking a motivated Sales Development Representative (SDR) with at least 1&ndash;2 years of experience in SaaS or technology sales. The ideal candidate will be responsible for generating qualified opportunities by identifying, prospecting, and engaging potential clients. This role requires a proactive and ambitious individual who can effectively communicate Penny&rsquo;s value proposition, spark initial interest, and book discovery meetings that move prospects into the sales pipeline.Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Research and prospect target accounts across the GCC market to generate new leads.</li><li>Qualify inbound and outbound opportunities against ICP (Ideal Customer Profile), and determine fit to book discovery meetings for the sales team.</li><li>Consistently achieve and exceed monthly and quarterly pipeline generation targets.</li><li>Conduct outreach via calls, emails, LinkedIn, and other channels to engage decision-makers.</li><li>Clearly communicate Penny&rsquo;s value proposition to prospective clients.</li><li>Collaborate with Account Executives and the sales leadership team to execute go-to-market strategies.</li><li>Work with Marketing to design and run outbound campaigns (e.g. sequences by industry or role).</li><li>Maintain accurate records of prospecting activities, lead status, and pipeline health using CRM tools.</li><li>Stay informed about procurement technology trends, competitor offerings, and industry developments.</li><li>Represent Penny at industry events and networking opportunities when required.</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>1&ndash;2 years of experience in B2B sales or sales development, preferably in SaaS or technology solutions.</li><li>Proven track record of pipeline generation through cold outreach (calls, emails, LinkedIn) and consistently meeting or exceeding meeting-booked targets.</li><li>Comfortable with high-volume prospecting and building pipeline independently.</li><li>Strong ability to research, segment, and target accounts across industries.</li><li>Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.</li><li>Familiarity with CRM &amp; prospecting tools (HubSpot, Salesforce, Apollo, Lusha, Sales Navigator etc.).</li><li>Experience working in the GCC market is highly desirable.</li><li>Arabic fluency and business-level English.</li><li>Based in Riyadh, with willingness to travel within the GCC.</li></ul>Nice to Have:<ul><li>Experience prospecting or selling procurement or enterprise SaaS solutions.</li><li>Connections or network in the procurement, construction, or supply chain sectors.</li></ul>Why Join Penny:<ul><li>Work with a passionate, high-performing team on a mission to disrupt procurement.</li><li>ESOP will be offered in the form of shares, with details to be shared during the offer stage of the hiring process.</li><li>Working through a new Hybrid proposal.</li><li>Annual leave and development learning plan.</li><li>Health insurance and sponsorship support in Saudi Arabia or Bahrain.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-time

Sales Development Representative (SDR)