Lead Engineer - Travel FX App
Bjak · Remote · Thailand ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Lead Engineer role
- Fully remote globally
- Hands-on leadership
- System design focus
- English required
You will take technical ownership of complex systems, balancing architecture decisions with hands-on implementation. The role requires designing scalable solutions, reviewing code, and guiding engineers from idea to production.
BJAK is expanding beyond insurance into spending, saving, and travel finance. You will collaborate with product, design, and AI teams to ship high-quality features while improving engineering tooling 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 trade-offs balancing speed and reliability
- Mentor engineers and raise the team's technical bar
- Monitor production systems and resolve root causes of incidents
- Improve development practices and automation tools
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
- Ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and fast-paced changes
- Strong product sense linking tech to business outcomes
- Willingness to stay hands-on with code and reviews
How you'll work
- Fully remote position with global hiring
- Collaborate across multiple time zones
- English is the primary working language
Hiring process
- Online assessment or practical task
- Technical interview
- Final round with CEO
- Targeting one week for full process completion