AI Phone - Android / AOSP Engineer at Bjak (China)
Bjak · China·
Role details
Bjak at a glance
Southeast Asia's largest online insurance comparison platform, letting users compare, buy and renew insurance and roadtax from 16 insurers in one place.
Bjak is a BNM-licensed online marketplace where Malaysians compare quotes from 16 insurers and takaful operators, then buy and renew car, motorcycle, travel, life, medical and home insurance online. It bundles roadtax renewal, roadside assistance, car repair booking and AI tools around the core comparison engine.
Job description
About
We are reimagining the phone. AI phones need to be proactive, intuitive, intelligent and low cost. This is a mission critical for rest of the world to adopt intelligence. There are over 5 billion people using everyday applications such as email, messaging, notes, tasks, and calendars, yet most are not AI-native. Our mission is to build proactive applications and devices that bring intelligence into daily conversations, coordination and workflows, with minimal prompting. Focus: Implementing the OS-level functionality and system integrations required by AI agents.
Responsibilities
- Develop and modify Android Framework components.
- Implement system services and privileged APIs.
- Build secure interfaces for AI agents to access system functionality.
- Work on application lifecycle, permissions and background execution.
- Implement system-level integration with first-party applications.
- Improve OS stability and performance.
- Collaborate with agent engineers on execution capabilities.
Requirements
- Strong Android development experience.
- Java / Kotlin.
- Android Framework or AOSP knowledge.
- Understanding of system services, Binder IPC and permissions.
- Experience debugging complex Android issues.
Nice to have
- Custom ROM development.
- C++ and Linux knowledge.
- Android security and power management.
- Experience shipping system-level Android functionality.
Why work at Bjak
- Culture: “Results first” – outcomes over effort; direct feedback; flat organization with minimal bureaucracy; high ownership and speed.
- Work Environment: Remote‑friendly with a “distributed team of experts” and offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and the UK. Recruiting globally.
- Engineering Focus: Lean, autonomous teams that prioritise product excellence and swift delivery.
- Career Growth: Rapidly scaling company with 356 open roles (including Lead, Founder’s Office, iOS Engineer, DevOps, ML Engineer) – opportunities for impact and advancement.
- Note on Employer Rating: Current Glassdoor-style rating is 2.3/5 (198 reviews) – potential concerns around work‑life balance and compensation. Candidates should verify recent employee sentiment during interviews.