Shape AI That Powers the Future of Financial Access Across Southeast Asia
At BJAK, we’re using AI to solve real, high-impact problems — from fraud detection and risk modeling to smart, personalized user experiences that make insurance and financial services more inclusive and accessible. As a Lead AI Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in building and scaling intelligent systems that serve millions across the region.
This is a remote role based in Singapore, where you will collaborate closely with our headquarters in Malaysia and regional product, data, and engineering teams. You’ll report directly to the Head of AI, work hands-on as a senior individual contributor, and help grow a lean, high-performance AI team by mentoring, coaching, and hiring.
You’ll build and deploy core AI systems that impact real users across Southeast Asia
You’ll act as the right hand to the Head of AI — influencing roadmap, execution, and technical standards
You’ll help shape and grow a world-class AI team through mentorship and hiring
You’ll raise the bar on technical quality, delivery speed, and scalable architecture
Design, train, and deploy production-grade ML models for business-critical use cases
Collaborate closely with product, data, and engineering teams to define and execute AI solutions
Lead technical decision-making on model design, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure
Own the full model lifecycle — from data prep and training to evaluation, monitoring, and retraining
Guide junior AI engineers through code reviews, project planning, and mentorship
Drive the hiring process: screen candidates, evaluate technical fit, and onboard top talent
Champion best practices in experimentation, model development, and production AI
Stay ahead of the curve — evaluate new tools, frameworks, and advancements in AI
Are both a builder and a leader — you roll up your sleeves and raise the bar for others
Care deeply about real-world impact — you think beyond accuracy to user outcomes
Take ownership and bring structure to ambiguity with action, not over-analysis
Enjoy developing others — helping junior teammates grow is part of your success
Thrive in a high-speed, high-trust startup culture where priorities shift and execution matters
Embrace learning, feedback, and iteration as a core part of your engineering process
Communicate clearly — you can align cross-functional teams on complex AI systems
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
4–6 years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with models deployed in production
Strong Python skills is a MUST and deep experience with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn)
Solid understanding of ML lifecycles — from data pipelines and feature engineering to tuning, deployment, and monitoring
Real-world experience building AI systems in domains like recommendation, NLP, or risk modeling
Experience mentoring junior engineers and collaborating cross-functionally
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Must be a Singaporean citizen or Permanent Resident (PR)
Must be willing to relocate to Malaysia or work remotely from Singapore
Familiarity with MLOps tooling (MLflow, Airflow, Docker, GCP/AWS)
Experience in responsible AI practices — fairness, explainability, and transparency
Startup background or experience in fast-moving product teams
Built internal AI tools, reusable components, or ML platforms
Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
Hybrid flexibility — mix of remote work and in-office collaboration at HQ
High ownership and direct impact — report to Head of AI and drive mission-critical projects
Clear path for fast career growth as the company expands across ASEAN
Opportunity to shape and lead a growing AI team
Regional product exposure and cross-border collaboration
BJAK is Southeast Asia’s largest digital insurance platform, helping millions of users access transparent, affordable financial protection. Headquartered in Malaysia, with operations in Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan, we simplify financial products using AI, automation, and smart systems — making them accessible, faster, and fairer.
If you’re ready to build, lead, and scale AI systems that truly matter — and want to grow with a company that moves fast and thinks big — we’d love to hear from you.
