Bjak

Financial Services

LeadSoftwareEngineer,JavaScript/TypeScript

Malaysia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Lead Software Engineer, JavaScript/TypeScript at Bjak. Skills: NodeJS, ReactJS, JavaScript, TypeScript. Develop backend using NodeJS. Develop frontend using ReactJS”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

solving problems independently

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related fields, Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures, 7+ years of full-time software engineering experience, Backend Development, Frontend Development, Database, Automation workflow

Nice to Have

Relevant projects / portfolio showcasing, GCP / AWS cloud services, Infrastructure as Code Practices, UI/UX design, TDD / BDD, web templating language, tech documentation

What You'll Do.

Develop backend using NodeJS

Develop frontend using ReactJS

Maintain production stability

Resolve critical issues

Analyze code improvement opportunities

Support change requests

Mentoring junior developers

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Support change requests from cross-functional teams; Review pull requests from peers

Full Job Description

About Us Bjak is focused on providing access to affordable and sustainable financial services for people in ASEAN. Headquartered in Malaysia, Bjak is the largest insurance portal in Southeast Asia. Our main portal, Bjak.com http://Bjak.com, helps millions find the insurance policy with the best value and highest coverage for them. Our investments in technology such as Custom API, trading systems and data science is to enable easy access to financial services that were previously inaccessible or difficult to understand. Our core strengths are in navigating the most complex regulations and environments, creating some of the most innovative products in the world. For instance, we are the first platform globally to simplify and offer investment-linked life and health insurance online, coupled with an instant talk-to-agent service. If you enjoy building cutting edge platforms and ecosystems to give equal access to financial services for the masses - Speak to us. Responsibilities - Develop high-quality backend using NodeJS with best code practices - Develop high-quality frontend using ReactJS / NextJS with best code practices - Maintain production stability and resolve critical issues to minimize stability impacts - Analyze and propose any code improvement opportunities for system enhancement - Support change requests from cross-functional teams - Mentoring and guides junior on development best practices - Review pull requests from peers REQUIREMENTS - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related fields with strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures - 7+ years of full-time software engineering experience - Experience in Backend Development, e.g. NodeJS, NestJS, ExpressJS, GraphQL, Postman, etc. - Experience in Frontend Development, e.g. ReactJS, NextJS, Styled-component, etc. - Experience in Database, e.g. MongoDB, MySQL, etc. - Experience in Automation workflow, e.g. Selenium, Cypress, Puppete

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