2 months ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own technical 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 issues, and solve production problems hands-on.
- Drive architecture decisions and trade-offs involving speed, scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability.
- Translate ambiguous product problems into clear technical solutions and execution plans.
- Lead technically critical initiatives and mentor engineers across teams.
- Raise engineering quality across system design, testing, security, observability, and development practices.
Requirements
- Have 7+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping production systems.
- Demonstrate deep expertise in backend, frontend, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure.
- Possess strong system design and architecture skills for complex or high-scale systems.
- Demonstrate strong coding ability and willingness to remain hands-on.
- Show a track record of technically leading major engineering projects from design through production.
- Be able to make sound technical trade-offs, influence engineers, and solve complex production problems.
- Preferred qualifications include experience scaling engineering teams, systems, or development practices through significant growth.
- Preferred qualifications include experience working across multiple products, markets, or countries.
- Have strong English communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a distributed international team.
Benefits
- Fully remote role with global hiring across multiple countries and time zones.
- Fast interview process including an online assessment or practical task, technical interview, and CEO/final round; strong candidates may receive an offer within one week of starting the process.
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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.