Remote Lead AI Engineer (Remote)

Description:

• BJAK is seeking a Lead AI Engineer based in Indonesia to help build and scale AI systems that enhance financial access across Southeast Asia.
• The role combines senior engineering expertise with team leadership, reporting directly to the Head of AI.
• Responsibilities include being an individual contributor and a technical mentor, working hands-on with models while guiding junior engineers.
• The Lead AI Engineer will design and deploy production-grade machine learning models for critical business use cases.
• Collaboration with engineering, data, and product teams is essential to identify and deliver AI solutions.
• The role involves leading technical decisions on model architecture, system design, and deployment pipelines.
• The engineer will own the end-to-end model lifecycle, including data preparation, training, validation, monitoring, and retraining.
• Mentoring junior AI engineers, supporting their growth, and reviewing code is a key aspect of the position.
• The engineer will also support hiring efforts by interviewing candidates and evaluating their technical fit.
• The role requires championing AI best practices, experimentation, and continuous improvement while staying current with AI advancements.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required.
• Candidates should have 4–6 years of experience in AI engineering, including production deployment experience.
• Strong Python skills and deep familiarity with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn are necessary.
• Experience working on real-world AI applications, including risk scoring, recommendation systems, and natural language processing, is essential.
• Candidates should have experience mentoring engineers and collaborating across functions.
• Strong communication skills are required to work cross-functionally and provide technical leadership.
• The candidate must be based in Indonesia and able to work remotely with the Malaysia headquarters.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• It provides a fully remote and flexible work setup from anywhere in Indonesia.
• The role includes high ownership, visible impact, and direct reporting to the Head of AI.
• There are opportunities for fast career growth in a company scaling across ASEAN.
• The engineer will have the chance to lead a lean, smart team that is solving meaningful problems.
• Access to cross-border collaboration and regional product exposure is also a benefit of this position.