Bjak

Full Stack Engineer at Bjak (Seoul, South Korea)

Bjak · Seoul, South Korea·

Role details

Work type
Remote
Employment
Full-Time

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 BJAK

The original mission of BJAK is we believe people deserve smarter ways to plan, save and grow their money. This is the origin of our name.

Started in 2019, we built the first mobile-first, insurance platform, enabling insurance to be accessible online by millions in the region. Today, its the leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia.

Today, we are expanding ways to help people in the region — this includes spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more. Our mission is help people get more from their money every day.

We have teams working around the world, with over 20 nationalities from our offices and remotely, who truly enjoys their work. We are looking for the most talented and driven people we can find. We are looking for people who work for their passion, not counting hours. Who loves building great next-generation products, not status quo. Who cares about redefining how everyone around us can get the best financial applications, not for an exclusive few.

If you're this person, we'd love to talk to you.

The Role

We are looking for full stack engineers to build fast across BJAK's AI Neobank app.

This role is for product-minded engineers who can move across frontend, backend, internal tools and customer journeys to turn ideas into working products quickly.

What You'll Own

  • Build and ship full product features across frontend, backend, APIs and databases.
  • Create customer and internal workflows for onboarding, accounts, payments, rewards, travel, FX, support automation, KYC and risk.
  • Turn ambiguous product problems into working systems with clean UX and reliable backend logic.
  • Work closely with product, design, mobile, backend and AI engineers to launch fast and improve after release.
  • Build internal tools and automation that reduce manual work and help teams operate at scale.
  • Own your work beyond release: monitor, debug, learn and improve.

What We're Looking For

  • Strong full stack engineering experience with real shipped products.
  • Comfortable across frontend, backend, APIs, databases and production debugging.
  • Good frontend execution using React, Next.js, Vue or similar modern stack.
  • Good backend fundamentals around APIs, data models, authentication, integrations and reliability.
  • Strong product sense and ability to simplify messy workflows.
  • Able to work fast with ambiguity and own outcomes end-to-end.

This Role Is Not For

  • Engineers who only want to work on one narrow layer.
  • People who need complete specs before starting.
  • Developers who ship UI without understanding backend or operations impact.
  • Candidates who avoid production support.
  • People who make vague claims without showing real shipped work.

The Bar We are looking for engineers with real technology career highlights. A strong highlight is not just working at a famous company. A strong highlight means you personally helped build, ship or scale a serious product, platform or system.

Location This role is remote, but candidates must be based in Korea. We are hiring for this market specifically, so applicants should already be based in Korea.

Language English is our main working language across global teams. Strong English communication is required.

Interview Process Our process is designed to move fast:

  1. Online assessment or practical task
  2. Technical interview
  3. CEO / final round

For strong candidates, we aim to complete the process and make an offer within 1 week from the start of the interview process. Candidates who complete assessments quickly will be prioritized.

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.

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