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## Engineering Lead ### About the role BJAK builds technology products used by millions of users across Southeast Asia. As our products and systems scale, we’re looking for technical leaders who can solve difficult engineering problems and raise the engineering bar. This is a **hands-on** role. You’ll own technical direction and execution for major products and systems—**designing systems, writing code, and driving critical engineering work from idea to production**. ### What you’ll own - Owning technical design and execution for major products, systems, and engineering initiatives - Designing scalable, reliable systems across **backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure** - Building alongside the team through **coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, and production problem-solving** - Driving architecture decisions and trade-offs across **speed, scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability** - Turning ambiguous product problems into clear technical solutions and execution plans - Raising engineering quality through stronger **system design, testing, security, observability, and development practices** - Leading technically critical initiatives and mentoring engineers across teams ### What we’re looking for - **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 and willingness to remain hands-on - Track record of technically leading major engineering projects from design through production - Ability to make sound technical trade-offs, influence engineers, and solve complex production problems ### Nice to have - Experience scaling engineering teams, systems, or development practices through significant growth - Experience operating across multiple products, markets, or countries ### Location & language - **Remote role** (we hire globally across multiple countries and time zones) - **English** is the main working language—strong communication required ### Interview process Designed to move fast: 1. Online assessment or practical task 2. Technical interview 3. CEO / final round For strong candidates, we aim to complete the process and make an offer within **1 week** from the start of the interview process. Candidates who complete assessments quickly will be prioritized.
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