Lead Software Engineer
Bjak · Remote · Thailand ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Lead Software Engineer
- Fully remote (global)
- 7+ years experience
- Hands-on leadership
- English required
As BJAK scales its technology products across Southeast Asia, the company needs technical leaders to solve complex engineering challenges. The Lead Software Engineer will own the technical execution for major systems, balancing hands-on coding with high-level architectural decisions.
You will work in a distributed environment, collaborating with colleagues across various time zones to deliver reliable and scalable solutions. The role requires turning ambiguous product problems into clear technical plans while raising the overall engineering bar through better practices and mentorship.
What you'll do
- Own technical design and execution for major products and engineering initiatives
- Design scalable backend, frontend, API, database, and infrastructure systems
- Collaborate through coding, prototyping, reviews, and production debugging
- Drive architecture decisions balancing speed, cost, and reliability
- Translate ambiguous product issues into clear technical solutions
- Improve engineering quality via testing, security, and observability
- Lead critical technical projects and mentor engineers across teams
What you'll need
- At least 7 years of software engineering experience with production systems
- Deep expertise in backend, frontend, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure
- Strong system design skills for complex or high-scale architectures
- Proven ability to remain hands-on with strong coding skills
- Track record of leading major engineering projects from design to launch
- Ability to make sound technical trade-offs and solve production problems
- Strong English communication skills for global collaboration
Nice to have
- Experience scaling engineering teams or systems during significant growth
- Background operating across multiple products, markets, or countries
How you'll work
- Fully remote position with global hiring
- Work across multiple countries and time zones
- Requires comfort with distributed, fast-moving international teams
Hiring process
- Online assessment or practical task
- Technical interview
- Final round with CEO
- Aim to complete process and offer within one week