Lead Engineer - Travel FX App
Bjak · Remote · Philippines ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (Global)
- Lead Engineer role
- Hands-on leadership
- English required
- Fast hiring process
You will take technical ownership of complex products, balancing architecture with implementation. The role requires designing scalable systems, writing code, and guiding engineers from idea to production.
BJAK is expanding beyond insurance into spending, saving, and travel finance. You will work with distributed teams to build next-generation financial applications that help users maximize their money.
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 strengthen team technical capability
- Monitor production systems and resolve incident root causes
- Improve engineering tooling and automation for 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
- Ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and taking full ownership
- Strong product sense linking tech to business outcomes
- Willingness to remain hands-on with code and reviews
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 distributed team environment
Hiring process
- Online assessment or practical task
- Technical interview
- CEO or final round interview
- Goal to complete process within one week