Principal Software Engineer

BJAK
Sydney
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["System design","Architecture","Coding","Technical leadership","Communication"]

Lead the technical direction and execution for major BJAK products and systems in a hands-on role. You’ll design scalable, reliable backend, frontend, API, database, and infrastructure systems; make architecture trade-offs; and translate ambiguous product problems into clear plans. Partner with teams through coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, and production problem-solving while improving engineering quality through testing, security, observability, and development practices.

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BJAK
BJAK
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Principal Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead the technical direction and execution for major BJAK products and systems in a hands-on role. You’ll design scalable, reliable backend, frontend, API, database, and infrastructure systems; make architecture trade-offs; and translate ambiguous product problems into clear plans. Partner with teams through coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, and production problem-solving while improving engineering quality through testing, security, observability, and development practices.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own technical design and execution for major products, systems, and engineering initiatives.
  • •Design scalable, reliable systems across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure.
  • •Build alongside the team through coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, and production problem-solving.
  • •Drive architecture decisions and trade-offs across speed, scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability.
  • •Raise engineering quality through stronger system design, testing, security, observability, and development practices.

Key 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 with willingness to remain hands-on.
  • •Track record of technically leading major engineering projects from design through production.
Experience:7+ years
Skills:System designArchitectureCodingTechnical leadershipCommunication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:BackendFrontendAPIsDatabasesCloud infrastructure

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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