Developers

Open source. Open path. Open network.

For builders who want to ship real things. And maybe co-found one.

Our product cores are open source because open source is strategy, not charity. But our relationship with the developer community goes beyond the repo: contributions lead to hires, hires lead to co-founder conversations, and the AI Builder Fellowship formalizes the pipeline. If you build with us, you are eligible to build *alongside* us.

Why now

The MENA developer talent pool is stronger than the narrative gives it credit for. What is missing is a credible pipeline from "contributor" to "co-founder" with equity. We are building that pipeline. Fellowship + open-core + network = a real path.

What you get

Open-core products

Skyline (MCP gateway), Trellis (system coherence), OmniDeck (voice-native AI UX). All with open-source cores at gittea.projex.cc/projex-labs. Build, fork, deploy, contribute.

Contribution to hire to co-founder

Our hiring pipeline prioritizes people who have shipped to our repos. Hired engineers get first call on co-founder slots when a new venture spins out of the engine.

AI Builder Fellowship

A formal fellowship track, selected cohort, stipend, hands-on venture work, Projex Labs mentorship, path to hire. MENA-first, remote-friendly.

Lab Reports + thought leadership

You get the real engineering writeups. No marketing fluff. Lab Reports are being curated for public release, the first wave is coming soon. We write what we build, and we build what we write.

How we engage

Shape: Open-source contribution: MIT-licensed cores, no barrier to entry. Fellowship, structured cohort program with hands-on venture work and Projex Labs mentorship. A clear path from contributor to team member to co-founder.
Duration: Contribution: your pace. Fellowship: typically 12 weeks.
Deliverable: Recognition in commit history, fellowship certificate, hire consideration, and, for the exceptional, co-founder conversations

Context we work in

Gitea: gittea.projex.cc/projex-labs (our primary repo surface)
Tuwaiq Academy · Saudi Digital Academy, talent pipelines
LEAP · DeepFest · GAIN, annual community touchpoints
Open-source ecosystems: we participate upstream, not just downstream