27 days ago
Remote, GermanyStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own technical direction, design, and execution for major products, systems, and engineering initiatives.
- Design scalable and reliable systems across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure.
- Write code, prototype, conduct code reviews, debug, and solve production problems hands-on.
- Drive architecture decisions and trade-offs involving speed, scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability.
- Translate ambiguous product problems into technical solutions and execution plans.
- Lead technically critical initiatives and mentor engineers across teams.
- Raise engineering quality through improved system design, testing, security, observability, and development practices.
Requirements
- 7+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping production systems.
- Deep expertise in backend, frontend, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure.
- Strong system design and architecture skills for complex or high-scale systems.
- Strong coding ability and willingness to remain hands-on.
- Track record of technically leading major engineering projects from design through production.
- Ability to make technical trade-offs, influence engineers, and solve complex production problems.
- Strong English communication skills and comfort collaborating across locations and time zones.
Benefits
- Remote role with global hiring across multiple countries and time zones.
- Distributed, international work environment.
- Interview process includes an online assessment or practical task, technical interview, and CEO/final round.
- For strong candidates, the company aims to complete the process and make an offer within one week from the start of interviews.
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About Bjak
Bjak builds an online insurance marketplace for consumers in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, enabling comparison and purchase of car, health, life, and travel policies. Its business model is aggregator-based, earning commissions and fees from insurers and partners while streamlining digital applications and renewals. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Selangor, it is privately held and is expanding from insurance comparison into broader fintech services via a planned finance super app.