Staff Software Engineer
Bjakcareer · United States
About this role
## Staff Software Engineer ### 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 where you’ll design systems, write code, and drive critical engineering work from idea to production. You’ll own technical direction and execution for major products and systems. ### What You’ll Own - 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** - Turn ambiguous product problems into clear technical solutions and execution plans - Raise engineering quality through stronger system design, testing, security, observability, and development practices - Lead technically critical initiatives and mentor 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 - **Remote** - We hire globally and work across multiple countries and time zones - Comfortable working in a distributed, fast-moving international team ### Language - **English** is the main working language across global teams (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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