Bjak

Lead Software Engineer

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27 days ago
Remote, SwedenStaff+

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 solutions, conduct code reviews, debug systems, and solve production problems.
  • Drive architecture decisions and trade-offs involving speed, scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability.
  • Lead technically critical initiatives, create execution plans, and mentor engineers across teams.
  • Raise engineering quality through stronger 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 sound technical trade-offs, influence engineers, and solve complex production problems.
  • Experience scaling engineering teams, systems, or development practices through significant growth is nice to have.
  • Experience operating across multiple products, markets, or countries is nice to have.
  • Strong English communication skills are required.

Benefits

  • Fully remote role open to candidates globally.
  • Work with distributed teams across multiple countries and time zones.
  • 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

201-500 employees

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.

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