Lead Engineer (Indonesia)
Bjak · Remote · Indonesia ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Lead Engineer role
- Fully remote global
- Hands-on leadership
- English required
- Fast hiring process
You will take technical ownership of complex products, balancing architecture decisions with hands-on implementation. This role requires designing scalable systems, reviewing code, and guiding engineers from idea to production.
The team works globally to make insurance and financial tools accessible across Southeast Asia. You will collaborate with product, design, and AI teams to ship high-quality solutions while improving engineering practices and reliability.
What you'll do
- Lead technical design and execution of major engineering initiatives
- Design scalable backend, frontend, API, and infrastructure systems
- Remain hands-on through coding, prototyping, and debugging
- Make architecture decisions balancing speed and reliability
- Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the team
- Review designs and code to provide actionable feedback
- Monitor production systems and resolve incident root causes
- Improve tooling and automation to increase team velocity
What you'll need
- Strong background in building and shipping production systems
- Deep expertise in backend, frontend, or distributed systems
- Proven experience leading major engineering projects
- Strong system design skills for high-scale environments
- Willingness to remain hands-on with code and reviews
- Ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly
- Strong product sense linking tech to business outcomes
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and taking ownership
How you'll work
- Fully remote position with global hiring
- Collaborate across multiple countries and time zones
- English is the main working language
- Fast-moving international team environment
Hiring process
- Online assessment or practical task
- Technical interview round
- Final round with CEO
- Goal to complete process within one week