Lead Software Engineer - Core Platform (Remote, China)

About this role

BJAK is using AI, automation and backend systems to power end-to-end insurance operations. Our platform handles customer data flows, insurer integrations, document processing, policy issuance, endorsements and claims at scale.

We're looking for talented Lead Software Engineers based in China to design and build the core platform systems that power BJAK’s AI-driven insurance ecosystem, enabling reliable, scalable and extensible product and workflow capabilities.

This is a fully remote position where you'll collaborate closely with our Malaysia-based engineering, product and operations teams to build high-impact production systems.

## The Mission

Lead engineering efforts to design and build the core platform infrastructure that powers all AI-driven insurance workflows, enabling scalability, reliability and consistent system behavior across products and operations.

## What You’ll Own

• Lead design and delivery of core platform systems powering BJAK’s insurance automation ecosystem.
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable platform architecture.
• Design backend systems, APIs and foundational services used across multiple products and workflows.
• Define system standards for reliability, scalability, observability and extensibility.
• Own key platform components such as workflow engines, integration layers and shared services.
• Review architecture and implementation to ensure long-term maintainability and system correctness.
• Mentor engineers and raise overall engineering quality across platform development.
• Work closely with product, operations, QA and DevOps to deliver end-to-end platform capabilities.
• Improve system stability through monitoring, incident response, debugging and root cause analysis.
• Ensure safe, reliable and predictable production releases across core systems.

## What We're Looking For

• Strong software engineering experience building production-grade backend or distributed systems.
• Proven experience lead...