Lead Software Engineer
Bjak · Remote · Indonesia ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Lead Software Engineer
- Fully remote (Global)
- 7+ years experience
- Hands-on coding role
- English required
KIRA is expanding its mobile-first financial ecosystem beyond insurance into spending, saving, and investing. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will own the technical execution of major products, balancing speed, scalability, and reliability while coding alongside your team.
You will translate ambiguous product challenges into clear architectural solutions. The role requires strong system design skills and a commitment to raising engineering standards through better testing, security, and observability practices.
What you'll do
- Own technical design and execution for major products and engineering initiatives
- Design scalable backend, frontend, API, database, and infrastructure systems
- Code, prototype, review, and debug alongside the engineering team
- Drive architecture decisions balancing speed, cost, and maintainability
- Convert ambiguous product problems into clear technical execution plans
- Mentor engineers and lead technically critical initiatives 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 capabilities
- Track record of leading major engineering projects from design to production
- Ability to make sound technical trade-offs and solve complex production issues
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
- Collaborate across multiple countries and time zones
- English is the primary working language for all teams
Hiring process
- Online assessment or practical task
- Technical interview with the team
- Final round with the CEO
- Targeting offer within one week for strong candidates