Principal AI Engineer (Hybrid)

Bjak; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bjak, a leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia, seeks an AI Engineer to lead projects and mentor a team of engineers in a hybrid work setup. The role offers exciting projects, competitive salary, and growth opportunities within an innovative team focused on cutting-edge technology.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration and performance incentives

Strong learning and career growth opportunities

International work environment

Exciting projects in a fast-moving, innovative environment

Qualifications

• Must be a Malaysian citizen.
• Proven experience as an AI Engineer or Data Scientist.
• Passion for AI and machine learning advancements.

Responsibilities

• Mentor AI engineering team, providing guidance and coaching.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for AI project objectives.
• Design and implement AI models for business challenges.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Team management

Education

Bachelor's, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Python

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Job description

About Us

At Bjak, we are on a mission to provide access to affordable and sustainable financial services for people in ASEAN. Headquartered in Malaysia, Bjak is the largest insurance platform in Southeast Asia, helping millions find the best value and highest coverage insurance policies through our platform, Bjak.com.

We invest in cutting-edge technologies, including Custom APIs, trading systems, and data science, to simplify financial services that were previously complex and inaccessible. Our expertise in navigating regulatory challenges has enabled us to develop some of the most innovative financial products, such as the first investment-linked life and health insurance platform with instant agent support.

If you enjoy building cutting-edge platforms and ecosystems to drive AI innovations and provide equal access to financial services, we’d love to speak with you!

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a mentor for a team of AI engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and fostering their growth.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define AI project objectives, requirements, and timelines.
• Design, develop, and implement AI models, algorithms, and applications to solve complex business challenges.
• Oversee the end-to-end AI model lifecycle, including data collection, preprocessing, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning, incorporating best practices into projects.
• Drive data-driven decision-making through advanced analytics and visualization techniques.
• Ensure the security, scalability, and efficiency of AI solutions.
• Research efforts to explore and integrate cutting-edge AI techniques.

• Must be a Malaysian citizen.

• Bachelor's, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
• Must be willing to work on a hybrid arrangement (office & remote) based in Malaysia.
• Proven experience as an AI Engineer, Principal Engineer, or Data Scientist, with a track record of leading successful AI projects.
• Proficiency in AI and ML frameworks and programming languages (e.g., Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Strong expertise in data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
• Experience in deploying and optimizing AI models in a production environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking, and debugging skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team management abilities.
• Passion for staying at the forefront of AI and machine learning advancements.

• Hybrid working arrangement

• Exciting projects in a fast-moving, innovative environment
• Attractive remuneration and performance incentives
• Strong learning and career growth opportunities
• International work environment and flat organization
• Competitive salary