Lead Engineer - Stock Trading App

BJAK
Tokyo
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Capital Markets, Trading & QuantSkills: ["Technical leadership","Problem-solving","Mentoring","Communication","Ownership"]

Own the technical design and execution of major products and engineering initiatives for a stock trading app. Lead hands-on architecture and implementation across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure, while raising engineering standards for code quality, system design, testing, security, observability, and production reliability. Break ambiguous problems into actionable plans, mentor engineers, partner with product/design/AI teams, and drive initiatives end-to-end from idea to production.

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Lead Engineer - Stock Trading App

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Job Summary

Own the technical design and execution of major products and engineering initiatives for a stock trading app. Lead hands-on architecture and implementation across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure, while raising engineering standards for code quality, system design, testing, security, observability, and production reliability. Break ambiguous problems into actionable plans, mentor engineers, partner with product/design/AI teams, and drive initiatives end-to-end from idea to production.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Capital Markets, Trading & Quant
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.
  • •Make architecture decisions and technical trade-offs balancing speed, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • •Own systems beyond release by monitoring production, investigating incidents, resolving root causes, and improving reliability.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience building and shipping production systems.
  • •Strong 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/high-scale systems.
  • •Strong coding ability and willingness to remain hands-on through prototyping, code reviews, and debugging.
  • •Proven technical leadership experience, including leading major engineering projects and guiding other engineers.
Skills:Technical leadershipProblem-solvingMentoringCommunicationOwnership
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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