Full-Time

Senior Engineer

Internal tools

BJAK

BJAK

201-500 employees

Online auto insurance marketplace with services

No salary listed

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid

Category
Software Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
LLM
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Python
Node.js
SQL
Java
RDBMS
ETL
Docker
TypeScript
AWS
Go
REST APIs
DevOps
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful time spent building internal tools, platforms, or business systems.
  • Strong full-stack or backend engineering skills. Proficient in at least one of: Python, Go, TypeScript/Node.js, or Java.
  • Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS/Azure), containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
  • Hands-on experience building and maintaining API integrations between third-party SaaS platforms (e.g., Workday, Salesforce, Slack, NetSuite).
  • Strong data fundamentals: relational databases, data modelling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and working knowledge of SQL.
  • Comfort with ambiguity. You can take a vague business problem, break it down, and deliver a working solution without heavy hand-holding.
  • Clear communicator who can explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain internal platforms and tools that serve People, Finance, Ops, Sales, and Engineering teams.
  • Own features end-to-end: requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Write clean, well-tested, production-grade code. You hold yourself to the same bar as customer-facing products.
  • Build API-first integrations across the internal ecosystem — connecting HRIS, CRM, finance platforms, knowledge management, and developer tools into a coherent stack.
  • Design for reliability, performance, and scale — what you build today must hold as the company grows 5–10x.
  • Eliminate data silos. Build clean data pipelines that maintain a single source of truth across systems.
  • Own your services in production: monitoring, alerting, incident response, and post-mortems.
  • Build AI/LLM-powered features into internal workflows — automating approvals, knowledge retrieval, reporting, content generation, and operational processes.
  • Move fast from prototype to production. You know the difference between a demo and a system that works at scale.
  • Stay current on emerging AI capabilities and proactively identify where they unlock step-change improvements in internal productivity.
  • Work directly with business stakeholders to understand pain points and translate them into technical solutions. You don’t wait for a spec — you help shape it.
  • Pair with and mentor junior engineers. Raise the technical bar through code reviews, design reviews, and leading by example.
  • Influence technical direction: propose architectural improvements, challenge assumptions, and drive best practices across the team.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Temporal, Airflow, Prefect) or integration platforms (Workato, Tray.io, MuleSoft).
  • Frontend experience with React, Next.js, or equivalent modern frameworks.
  • Familiarity with HRIS, ERP, or people systems data models and processes.
  • Experience at a high-growth or AI-native company.
  • Contributions to developer experience tooling, CLIs, or internal SDKs.
  • Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-powered features — not just experimenting, but shipping to real users.

Bjak.my runs Malaysia’s leading online auto insurance marketplace and digital services platform, letting users compare and buy car and motor insurance from multiple insurers and renew road tax instantly. The product works by collecting user details, showing quotes, enabling purchase, and offering added services like nationwide towing and emergency roadside assistance, all through a single platform; revenue comes from commissions on sales and extra services. It differentiates itself with a wide insurer network and a multi-service approach (insurance, road tax renewal, towing, roadside help) backed by MSC Status. Its goal is to make auto-related financial and support services simpler, cheaper, and more accessible for users across Malaysia and the Southeast Asia region, while continuing to save customers money.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Founded

2018

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Southeast Asia BNPL market grows at 19.6% CAGR to 2028, boosting BJAK conversions.
  • European insurtech penetration hits 25% in Spain by 2025, aiding 2026 entry.
  • Japan online auto insurance sales rise 15% YoY, supporting BJAK expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Wefox and Clark dominate 70% of Spain and Germany digital insurance markets.
  • PolicyStreet integrates road tax with 20 insurers, eroding BJAK's user base.
  • Rakuten Insurance's 40% Japan penetration forces BJAK exit after RM100 million burn.

What makes BJAK unique

  • BJAK operates Malaysia's leading online auto insurance marketplace with 7 million users.
  • BJAK partners with 16 insurers like Allianz and Tokio Marine for comparisons.
  • BJAK holds Flagship MSC Status for digital insurance innovation since 2019.

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Fintech News Malaysia
Dec 16th, 2025
Malaysian Insurtech Bjak Weighs IPO as It Plans Europe Expansion

Malaysian insurtech Bjak weighs IPO as it plans Europe expansion. Bjak, a Malaysia-based online insurance platform, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) within the next two years as it looks to fund further international growth. Bloomberg reported that the company is evaluating new markets beyond Asia. Founder Low Wei said Bjak is assessing Spain and Germany for potential entry in 2026, which would mark its first expansion into Europe. The move would follow the company's recent entry into Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. Low said gross written premiums rose by about 20 percent to 30 percent this year and he expects growth to accelerate as the company expands overseas. He said the business has been profitable since it was founded in 2019 and operates with minimal debt, though no detailed financial figures were disclosed. The proposed IPO would support further international expansion and provide liquidity for employees through stock-based compensation, Low said. He also plans to scale the company's workforce, with global headcount expected to double from nearly 200 to around 400 by the end of 2026. Founded in 2019, Bjak operates a digital platform that allows users to compare and purchase insurance products across multiple markets. The company says it has about seven million users and works with 16 insurance providers on its platform, including Allianz and Tokio Marine. Low has said uneven adoption of insurance technology across Asia continues to create opportunities for digital platforms, even as more mature markets such as the UK show higher penetration.

New Straits Times
Apr 2nd, 2024
Six million road users to benefit from BJAK's RM150 million in free road tax programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's leading digital insurance platform, BJAK Sdn Bhd, launches its RM150 million Free Road Tax programme.

Mashable
Oct 29th, 2021
Bjak will launch buy-now-pay-later payment option on Nov 1st 21'.

Leading Malaysian insurance platform Bjak has just announced that it will launch a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) payment option for its car and motorcycle insurance offerings on November 1, 2021, making it the first to provide such a service in Malaysia.