Lead Engineer (Japan)

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

Own technical design and execution for complex products and systems in a hands-on leadership role. Lead major initiatives end-to-end: system design, coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, and production reliability. Make architecture decisions and trade-offs for scalable backend/frontend systems, APIs, databases, and infrastructure. Mentor engineers, strengthen engineering practices (testing, security, observability), and partner with product, design, and AI teams to ship high-quality features quickly.

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BJAK
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Lead Engineer (Japan)

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Job Summary

Own technical design and execution for complex products and systems in a hands-on leadership role. Lead major initiatives end-to-end: system design, coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, and production reliability. Make architecture decisions and trade-offs for scalable backend/frontend systems, APIs, databases, and infrastructure. Mentor engineers, strengthen engineering practices (testing, security, observability), and partner with product, design, and AI teams to ship high-quality features quickly.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead 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.
  • •Make architecture decisions and manage technical trade-offs balancing speed, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • •Mentor engineers and strengthen code quality, system design, testing, security, observability, and production reliability; improve tooling and investigate production incidents.

Key Requirements

  • •Strong software engineering background building and shipping production systems.
  • •Deep technical expertise in one or more areas such as backend, frontend, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure.
  • •Strong system design and architecture skills for complex or high-scale systems, with experience making technical decisions.
  • •Strong coding ability and willingness to remain hands-on with implementation.
  • •Proven experience providing technical leadership on major engineering projects and reviewing/debugging complex issues in production.
Skills:Technical leadershipCode reviewProblem-solvingMentoringCommunication
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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