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BJAK

Lead Software Engineer – Core Platform

BJAK

Lead Software Engineer designing and building core platform systems for insurance automation. Collaborate remotely from China with global engineering teams.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇳 ChinaSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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The ideal candidate must demonstrate strong technical leadership in designing and delivering scalable platform architectures while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams. A commitment to high-quality engineering practices and the ability to manage production stability and incident response are essential.

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Hard Skills
Backend SystemsDistributed SystemsAPIsSystem ArchitectureNode.jsPythonJavaWorkflow EnginesEvent-Driven ArchitecturesMulti-Tenant Architecture
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsCalm Under PressureHigh Ownership MindsetJudgment on Architecture Trade-OffsMentoringCollaborationFollow-ThroughProblem-SolvingStakeholder AlignmentTechnical Delivery Leadership
Tools & Technologies
Cloud InfrastructureCI/CD PipelinesSystem Observability ToolsLogging SystemsMetricsTracingProduction Monitoring SystemsIntegration LayersShared ServicesIncident Response Tools
Industry Keywords
Insurance AutomationPlatform SystemsScalabilityReliabilityObservabilityExtensibilityProduction ReleasesSystem StandardsArchitecture DecisionsPlatform Standardization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudDistributed SystemsJavaJavaScriptNode.jsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead design and delivery of core platform systems powering BJAK’s insurance automation ecosystem.
  • Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable platform architecture.
  • Design backend systems, APIs and foundational services used across multiple products and workflows.
  • Define system standards for reliability, scalability, observability and extensibility.
  • Own key platform components such as workflow engines, integration layers and shared services.
  • Review architecture and implementation to ensure long-term maintainability and system correctness.
  • Mentor engineers and raise overall engineering quality across platform development.
  • Work closely with product, operations, QA and DevOps to deliver end-to-end platform capabilities.
  • Improve system stability through monitoring, incident response, debugging and root cause analysis.
  • Ensure safe, reliable and predictable production releases across core systems.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong software engineering experience building production-grade backend or distributed systems.
  • Proven experience leading technical delivery of platform or infrastructure-level systems.
  • Ability to design scalable system architecture across multiple services and domains.
  • Strong understanding of APIs, backend systems and distributed system principles.
  • Hands-on engineering capability with willingness to contribute to implementation and code.
  • Strong judgment on architecture trade-offs, scalability and long-term system design.
  • Experience working across product and operations teams in complex system environments.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to align technical decisions across stakeholders.
  • Calm under pressure when handling production issues or system incidents.
  • High ownership mindset with strong follow-through from design to production.
  • Bonus Points: Experience building core platforms, infrastructure systems or shared service layers.
  • Experience with workflow engines, orchestration systems or event-driven architectures.
  • Experience with large-scale backend systems or distributed system design.
  • Knowledge of Node.js, Python, Java or similar backend technologies.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and system observability tools.
  • Familiarity with logging, metrics, tracing and production monitoring systems.
  • Experience designing multi-tenant or multi-product platform architectures.
  • Contributions to architecture-level decisions or platform standardization efforts.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Build Core Platform Systems – Own foundational infrastructure powering AI-driven insurance workflows.
  • High-Impact Engineering – Solve complex system design and scalability challenges at scale.
  • Global Engineering Team – Work with experienced engineers across multiple countries.
  • Fully Remote – Work remotely from China while collaborating with our Malaysia-based teams.
  • International Exposure – Build systems used across Southeast Asia markets.
  • Learning & Development Budget – Support continuous technical growth and development.
  • High Ownership Environment – Strong autonomy over architecture and platform direction.
  • Modern Engineering Culture – Focus on reliability, scalability and engineering excellence.
  • Competitive Compensation – Attractive salary package based on experience and leadership impact.