Description:

Bjak is on a mission to provide access to affordable and sustainable financial services for people in ASEAN.
The company is headquartered in Malaysia and is the largest insurance portal in Southeast Asia.
Bjak.com assists millions in finding the best value and highest coverage insurance policies.
The company invests in cutting-edge technology such as Custom API, trading systems, and data science to enable easy access to financial services.
The role involves developing high-quality backend systems using NodeJS while adhering to best coding practices.
The Senior Backend Engineer will ensure production stability and promptly resolve critical issues to minimize operational impact.
The position requires analyzing existing code to identify opportunities for enhancement and optimization.
The engineer will support cross-functional teams by efficiently addressing change requests.
Mentoring and guiding junior developers on best practices in software development is a key responsibility.
The role includes reviewing peer pull requests to maintain code quality and consistency.

Requirements:

A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is required, with a strong foundation in algorithms and data structures.
Candidates must have over 3 years of full-time experience in backend engineering.
Proficiency in backend development technologies such as NodeJS, NestJS, ExpressJS, GraphQL, and Postman is essential.
Experience in database management, including MongoDB and MySQL, is required.
Familiarity with automation workflows using tools like Selenium, Cypress, and Puppeteer is necessary.
A demonstrated passion for programming and the ability to solve problems independently is expected.

A portfolio of relevant projects is highly advantageous.
Experience with GCP or AWS cloud services and Infrastructure as Code practices is a plus.
Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) is beneficial.
Experience in technical documentation is considered a plus.

The position is fully remote, allowing employees to work from anywhere and enjoy the freedom of a fully remote role.
Employees will face innovative challenges by working on fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems.
There are strong learning and development plans available for career growth.
The work environment is international with a flat organizational structure, promoting a global atmosphere.
A competitive salary package is offered to employees.