Lead Software Engineer, JavaScript/TypeScript

Bjak; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to develop high-quality backend and frontend applications using NodeJS and ReactJS. This role includes maintaining system stability and mentoring junior developers, offering flexible working hours and a hybrid arrangement. Ideal candidates should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, with a strong foundation in computer science and relevant backend and frontend technologies. Competitive salary and benefits provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working arrangement

Free training and development

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-time software engineering experience.
• Experience with cloud services and infrastructure as code practices.
• Passionate about programming and solving problems independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality backend and frontend applications.
• Maintain production stability and resolve critical issues.
• Mentor junior developers on best practices.

Skills

Backend Development with NodeJS

Frontend Development with ReactJS

Database Management (MongoDB, MySQL)

Automation Workflow (Selenium, Cypress)

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

NodeJS

ReactJS

GraphQL

AWS

MongoDB

Job description

About Us

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, 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

• Develop high‑quality backend using NodeJS with best code practices
• Develop high‑quality frontend using ReactJS / NextJS with best code practices
• Maintain production stability and resolve critical issues to minimize stability impacts
• Analyze and propose any code improvement opportunities for system enhancement
• Support change requests from cross‑functional teams
• Mentoring and guides junior on development best practices
• Review pull requests from peers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related fields with strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures
• 7+ years of full‑time software engineering experience
• Experience in Backend Development, e.g. NodeJS, NestJS, ExpressJS, GraphQL, Postman, etc.
• Experience in Frontend Development, e.g. ReactJS, NextJS, Styled‑component, etc.
• Experience in Database, e.g. MongoDB, MySQL, etc.
• xperience in Automation workflow, e.g. Selenium, Cypress, Puppeteer, etc.Passionate about programming and solving problems independently

Good to have

• Relevant projects / portfolio showcasing will be a plus
• Experience in GCP / AWS cloud services and Infrastructure as Code Practices will be a plus
• Experience in UI/UX design will be a plus
• Experience in TDD / BDD will be a plus
• Experience in web templating language, e.g. Pug, Slim, etc. will be a plus
• Experience in tech documentation will be a plus

Benefits

• Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the no.1 company in the industry!
• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems
• International work environment and flat organization
• Great career development opportunities in a growing company
• Team culture - highly practical and results oriented
• Free training and development, constantly improve yourself
• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours & arrangement, Casual work attire
• Hybrid working arrangement