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BJAK

Founding AI Software Engineer (Remote)

BJAK, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Working Arrangement United States (Remote – work from anywhere in the US)

Role Overview Build AI systems that make finance simpler, smarter, and more inclusive. At BJAK we use AI to improve access to insurance and financial services across Southeast Asia, powering personalized recommendations, fraud detection, automation, and search.

Why This Role Matters

Your work will directly impact user experience, efficiency, and platform intelligence

You’ll contribute to production‑grade AI systems that serve millions

You’ll collaborate across functions and build scalable ML tools from the ground up

You’ll grow quickly in a lean, high‑impact engineering environment

Responsibilities

Work with product, data, and engineering teams to define ML goals and technical strategies

Design, build, and deploy machine learning models that power personalization, automation, and insight generation

Manage the ML lifecycle: data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment

Build scalable ML infrastructure and deployment pipelines

Integrate ML outputs into user‑facing products and backend systems

Stay current with AI/ML trends and apply relevant innovations into our stack

Contribute to debugging, testing, and optimization of production ML systems

Required Qualities

Take full ownership – you build models and ensure they drive real‑world results

Are a self‑starter who figures things out fast even with minimal guidance

Move with urgency – adapt, ship, and iterate quickly

Own problems end‑to‑end from data to deployment

Bring a team‑first attitude – humble, helpful, and raise the bar for others

Push through chaos – thrive in a startup pace with shifting priorities

Learn obsessively and share openly to help others grow

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Strong proficiency in Python

2–4 years of experience in machine learning or backend software development

Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit‑learn

Solid understanding of ML workflows: data cleaning, model development, tuning, evaluation

Familiarity with model deployment, API development, or real‑world ML integration

Experience with Google Colab, Jupyter, and cloud ML platforms

Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Must be based in the US and open to remote collaboration across time zones

Nice to Have

Experience with NLP, computer vision, or recommendation systems

Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Exposure to Docker, Git, or CI/CD tools

Background in a high‑growth startup or agile product environment

Benefits

Competitive salary and performance‑based bonuses

Flexible, fully remote work arrangement from anywhere in the US

Direct impact – your work reaches millions of users across Asia

Flat structure – your voice is heard and contributions are seen

Opportunities for rapid personal and technical growth

Regional exposure and collaboration across Southeast Asia

About BJAK BJAK is Southeast Asia’s largest digital insurance platform, helping millions of users access affordable, transparent financial protection. Headquartered in Malaysia with operations in Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan, we simplify financial services using AI, automation, and smart APIs. We’re building the next generation of intelligent systems to make finance better, faster, and fairer for everyone.

If you’re excited about building ML systems that solve real‑world problems at scale and thrive in a high‑impact, mission‑driven team, we’d love to hear from you.

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