BJAK

insurance

ChiefTechnologyOfficer

United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Chief Technology Officer at BJAK. Skills: Technical Direction, Engineering Leadership, Building the Team, Coordination and Execution. Define the long-term architecture for BJAK's systems, infrastructure, and developer platform. Evaluate trade-offs between speed of iteration and long-term system design”

What You'll Achieve.

creating successful businesses; contributing positively to society by making it more efficient; digitize the insurance industry; shipping

Industry & Context.

insurance
Problems you'll solve

Ability to reason clearly about complex systems and make pragmatic technical decisions; Help resolve cross-team technical and execution challenges

Eligibility Requirements

hands-on

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

technical foundation in system architecture, large-scale systems, distributed architecture, Ability to reason clearly about complex systems and make pragmatic technical decisions, Experience building or leading high-performing engineering teams, judgment on technical trade-offs and engineering priorities, Comfortable operating in early-stage environments with high ambiguity, Clear communication and ability to align teams

Nice to Have

building teams, superior products, shaping engineering organisations

What You'll Do.

Define the long-term architecture for BJAK's systems

and developer platform

Evaluate trade-offs between speed of iteration and long-term system design

Ensure systems are designed for scalability

and long-term evolution

Guide key decisions across model integration

and product architecture

Work with engineers to translate product direction into clear technical execution

Help structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities

Maintain high engineering standards while keeping the team focused on shipping

Establish engineering culture

development practices

and technical standards across the company

Build and scale a world-class engineering team across key talent hubs including China and US

Identify technical leaders and help build a high-quality engineering organization

Define hiring standards and interview processes to maintain a high engineering bar

Work closely with product

Ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations

Help resolve cross-team technical and execution challenges

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with engineers to translate product direction into clear technical execution; Help structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities; Establish engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the company; Work closely with product, research, and leadership teams; Ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations; Help resolve cross-team technical and execution challenges; Code reviews and design reviews are expected for all meaningful changes; discuss architecture openly; make decisions quickly; ship frequently

Communication Scope

Clear communication and ability to align teams

Process & Methodology

Help structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities, Ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations

Full Job Description

ABOUT BJAK We build superior application platforms globally with the mission of creating successful businesses while contributing positively to society by making it more efficient. We developed the first and leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia to digitize the insurance industry. The platform currently serves over 8 million users across the region. We are continuing our mission by building new, superior applications in emerging use cases as applications become increasingly integrated with AI. Our team is densely talented, highly motivated, and focused on engineering and product excellence within a very flat organization. All members are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. WHAT YOU'LL DO Technical Direction - Define the long-term architecture for BJAK's systems, infrastructure, and developer platform - Evaluate trade-offs between speed of iteration and long-term system design - Ensure systems are designed for scalability, reliability, and long-term evolution - Guide key decisions across model integration, data pipelines, distributed systems, and product architecture Engineering Leadership - Work with engineers to translate product direction into clear technical execution - Help structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities - Maintain high engineering standards while keeping the team focused on shipping - Establish engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the company Building the Team - Build and scale a world-class engineering team across key talent hubs including China and US - Identify strong technical leaders and help build a high-quality engineering organization - Define hiring standards and interview processes to maintain a high engineering bar Coordination and Execution - Work closely with product, research, and leadership teams - Ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations - Help resolve cross-team technical and executio

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