Remote Lead AI Engineer (Remote)

Description:

• The Lead AI Engineer role at BJAK focuses on using AI to address significant issues in financial access across Southeast Asia.
• This position is remote and based in Indonesia, combining technical expertise with team leadership.
• The engineer will report to the Head of AI and will be a senior individual contributor while also mentoring and growing a high-performance AI team.
• Responsibilities include building and deploying core AI systems that impact users, influencing the technical roadmap, and ensuring high technical quality and scalable architecture.
• The role involves designing, training, and deploying production-grade machine learning models for critical business use cases.
• Collaboration with product, data, and engineering teams is essential to define and execute AI solutions.
• The engineer will lead technical decision-making on model design and deployment, manage the full model lifecycle, and guide junior engineers.
• The position also includes driving the hiring process and championing best practices in AI development.

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/ML engineering, with a proven track record of deploying models in production.
• Strong Python skills and extensive experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Scikit-learn are necessary.
• A solid understanding of machine learning lifecycles, including data pipelines, feature engineering, tuning, deployment, and monitoring, is essential.
• Real-world experience in building AI systems in areas like recommendation systems, natural language processing, or risk modeling is required.
• Experience in mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across teams is important.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are necessary.
• The candidate must be based in Indonesia and able to work remotely.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary along with performance-based bonuses.
• There is a high level of ownership and direct impact, as the engineer will report to the Head of AI and manage mission-critical projects.
• A clear path for fast career growth is available as the company expands across ASEAN.
• The opportunity to shape and lead a growing AI team is provided.
• The role includes regional product exposure and opportunities for cross-border collaboration.