Lead Engineer - Travel FX App

BJAK
Tokyo
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Technical leadership","Code review","Problem-solving","Mentorship","Clear communication"]

Own the technical design and delivery of complex products and systems for the Travel FX App. Lead engineering initiatives end-to-end: architecture decisions, scalable system design across backend/front-end/APIs/databases, hands-on coding, reviews, debugging, and production reliability. Mentor engineers, raise engineering standards for testing/security/observability, and partner with product, design, and AI teams to ship high-quality improvements quickly—taking ownership from ambiguity to production.

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BJAK
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Lead Engineer - Travel FX App

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Job Summary

Own the technical design and delivery of complex products and systems for the Travel FX App. Lead engineering initiatives end-to-end: architecture decisions, scalable system design across backend/front-end/APIs/databases, hands-on coding, reviews, debugging, and production reliability. Mentor engineers, raise engineering standards for testing/security/observability, and partner with product, design, and AI teams to ship high-quality improvements quickly—taking ownership from ambiguity to production.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the technical design and execution of major products, features, and engineering initiatives.
  • •Design scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure.
  • •Stay hands-on through coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, and production problem-solving.
  • •Set a high bar for code quality, system design, testing, security, observability, and production reliability.
  • •Mentor engineers and improve tooling, development practices, and automation to increase team velocity.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience building and shipping production systems with a strong software engineering background.
  • •Deep expertise in one or more areas such as backend, frontend, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure.
  • •Strong system design and architecture skills, including making technical decisions for complex or high-scale systems.
  • •Strong coding ability and willingness to remain hands-on, including reviewing code, debugging complex issues, and working with production systems.
  • •Proven technical leadership on major engineering projects, with the ability to explain decisions clearly and influence engineers across teams.
Skills:Technical leadershipCode reviewProblem-solvingMentorshipClear communication
Languages:English

Company Brief

BJAK
Bjak is a Malaysia-based insurtech that operates an online insurance comparison and distribution platform across SEA, simplifying purchase and servicing of motor and life insurance using digital tools and AI-enabled services.
Industry: InsurTech
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: Selangor, Malaysia
Founded: 2019
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