Senior Backend Engineer

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, 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.

Join us on this exciting journey as we expand our operations in Malaysia. We're looking for dynamic individuals who share our vision and want to contribute to the next chapter of Bjak's success.

Responsibilities

1. Develop high-quality backend using NodeJS with best code practices
2. Maintain production stability and resolve critical issues to minimize stability impacts
3. Analyze and propose any code improvement opportunities for system enhancement
4. Support change requests from cross-functional teams
5. Mentoring and guides junior on development best practices
6. Review pull requests from peers

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related fields with strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures
2. 3+ years of full-time backend engineering experience
3. Experience in Backend Development, e.g. NodeJS, NestJS, ExpressJS, GraphQL, Postman, etc.
4. Experience in Database, e.g. MongoDB, MySQL, etc.
5. Experience in Automation workflow, e.g. Selenium, Cypress, Puppeteer, etc.
6. Passionate about programming and solving problems independently

Good to have

1. Relevant projects / portfolio showcasing will be a plus
2. Experience in GCP / AWS cloud services and Infrastructure as Code Practices will be a plus
3. Experience in TDD / BDD will be a plus
4. Experience in tech documentation will be a plus

Benefits

At our company, we believe in fostering an environment where you can thrive. Our benefits package includes: -

• Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the No.1 company in the industry!
• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems
• International work environment and flat organization
• Great career development opportunities in a growing company
• Team culture - highly practical and results oriented
• Free training and development, constantly improve yourself
• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours and arrangement
• Hybrid working arrangement