Job Overview
Location
United States
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Management
Date Posted
April 5, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As Chief Technology Officer at Bjak Sdn. Bhd., you will define the long-term technical vision and architecture for a rapidly growing global technology company that builds superior application platforms with a mission to create successful businesses while contributing positively to society through increased efficiency.
- • You will lead technical direction by evaluating trade-offs between speed of iteration and long-term system design, ensuring systems are scalable, reliable, and built for evolution, while guiding key decisions on model integration, data pipelines, distributed systems, and product architecture.
- • You will provide engineering leadership by translating product direction into technical execution, structuring workstreams, maintaining high engineering standards, and establishing engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the organization.
- • You will build and scale a world-class engineering team across key talent hubs including China and the US, identify and develop technical leaders, define hiring standards, and drive recruitment to maintain a high engineering bar.
- • You will work closely with product, research, and leadership teams to ensure smooth coordination of technical workstreams, resolve cross-team challenges, and keep teams aligned on priorities in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
- • You will operate in a small, senior, hands-on team where engineers own features end-to-end, participate in rigorous code and design reviews, and contribute to a culture of open architectural discussion, rapid decision-making, and frequent shipping.
🎯 Requirements
- • Strong technical foundation in system architecture, large-scale systems, and distributed architecture
- • Ability to reason clearly about complex systems and make pragmatic technical decisions
- • Experience building or leading high-performing engineering teams
- • Strong judgment on technical trade-offs and engineering priorities
- • Comfortable operating in early-stage environments with high ambiguity
- • Clear communication and ability to align teams
🏖️ Benefits
- • Opportunity to shape the technology foundation of a company with over 8 million users across Southeast Asia
- • Leadership role in building and scaling a global engineering team across key talent hubs
- • Influence over product architecture and integration of emerging technologies like AI
- • Work in a flat, high-impact organization where technical excellence and ownership are valued
- • Transparent and efficient hiring process with prompt decision-making
- • Chance to contribute to a mission-driven company focused on societal impact through technological efficiency
Skills & Technologies
About Bjak Sdn. Bhd.
Bjak operates Malaysia’s largest digital auto-insurance marketplace, enabling instant price comparison and online purchase of motor coverage from leading insurers. The platform uses proprietary technology to simplify complex tariffs, deliver personalised quotes and e-policy issuance within minutes, eliminating paperwork and agent visits. Licensed by Bank Negara Malaysia, Bjak also offers road-tax renewal, accident assistance and claims support, serving millions of drivers nationwide while partnering with insurers to increase digital distribution efficiency and customer reach.
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