Lead Software Engineer, AI Email App

BJAK
Beijing
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical judgment","Hands-on ownership","Bias to shipping","Engineering fundamentals","Mentorship"]

Lead the application engineering layer that turns AI capabilities into a reliable, user-facing product. Shape architecture across backend services, APIs, and client applications, while hands-on leading a small team of senior engineers. Own strategy and execution for AI-powered workflows (state, orchestration, tool use, retries, fallbacks), build production-grade foundations (observability, monitoring, testing), and partner with ML leadership to ship robust features that scale with measurable gains in latency and reliability.

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BJAK
BJAK
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Lead Software Engineer, AI Email App

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Job Summary

Lead the application engineering layer that turns AI capabilities into a reliable, user-facing product. Shape architecture across backend services, APIs, and client applications, while hands-on leading a small team of senior engineers. Own strategy and execution for AI-powered workflows (state, orchestration, tool use, retries, fallbacks), build production-grade foundations (observability, monitoring, testing), and partner with ML leadership to ship robust features that scale with measurable gains in latency and reliability.
Location: Beijing
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own application engineering strategy and execution across backend, mobile, and desktop.
  • •Design reliable systems for AI-powered workflows, including state, orchestration, tool use, retries, fallbacks, and failure handling.
  • •Build APIs and abstractions connecting AI systems to real-world product experiences.
  • •Lead a small senior engineering team through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on mentorship.
  • •Balance latency, reliability, cost, security, and user experience while establishing production foundations like observability, monitoring, testing, and operational excellence.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading application or product engineering for complex systems.
  • •Hands-on experience building and shipping backend systems used in production.
  • •Experience building AI-powered products or systems integrating modern ML/LLM capabilities.
  • •Strong technical judgment to make decisions with incomplete information.
  • •Comfort working across backend and client platforms with deep expertise in at least one.
Experience:AILLMMachine learningProduction systems
Skills:Technical judgmentHands-on ownershipBias to shippingEngineering fundamentalsMentorship
Tech Stack:AILLMMLBackend servicesAPIs

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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