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, blockchain, trading systems and data science is to enable easy access to financial services that were previously inaccessible or difficult to understand.

Our core strengths are in navigating the most complex regulations and environments, creating some of the most innovative products in the world. For instance, we are the first platform globally to simplify and offer investment-linked life and health insurance online, coupled with an instant talk-to-agent service.

If you enjoy building cutting edge platforms and ecosystems to give equal access to financial services for the masses - Speak to us.

Responsibilities

Design, build and deploy changes to our web app
Implement and deploy RESTful APIs to our backend service
Contribute to all phases of product development (Design, Implement, Monitor, Feedback)
Debug and resolve client issues
Write well designed, testable code. TDD is a plus!
Participate in design reviews and code reviews
Be eager to learn and operate independently.

Requirements

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
Proficient in fundamentals of CS such as Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems etc
Programming experience in Javascript/Typescript
Familiar with the whole web stack, web protocols, and web performance optimisation techniques
Experience shipping web applications to production
Experience with NodeJS is a plus
Experience with MongoDB is a plus
Experience with ReactJS is a plus
Experience with Kubernetes and Docker is a plus
Strong User Interface design sense and implementation
Strong fundamentals on testable code, design pattern and engineering best practice best practices

Why Join Us

You will be working in a fast-growing startup that promotes flexible and open culture.
You will learn the latest technologies which will add value to yourself and give you an edge in today's job market.

Senior Backend Developer