Senior Backend Engineer, NodeJs

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 of users find the insurance policy with the best value and highest coverage.

Our investment in technologies—such as custom APIs, trading systems, and data science—enables easy access to financial services that were previously inaccessible or difficult to understand.

Join us on this exciting journey as we expand our operations in Malaysia. We’re looking for dynamic individuals who share our vision and want to contribute to the next chapter of Bjak’s success.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality backend systems using Node.js following best coding practices

  Maintain production stability and resolve critical issues promptly

  Analyze and propose code improvements to enhance system performance

  Support change requests from cross-functional teams

  Mentor and guide junior developers on development best practices

  Conduct peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields with strong fundamentals in algorithms and data structures

  3+ years of full-time experience in backend engineering

  Hands-on experience with backend development tools and frameworks such as Node.js, NestJS, ExpressJS, GraphQL, and Postman

  Experience working with databases such as MongoDB and MySQL

  Familiarity with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Puppeteer

  Passionate about programming and solving problems independently

• Portfolio or relevant projects to showcase technical capabilities

  Experience with cloud services like GCP or AWS and Infrastructure as Code practices

  Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)

  Experience in writing and maintaining technical documentation

• Do something meaningful: Be a part of the future of financial technology and the No.1 company in the industry

  Fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems

  International work environment with a flat organization

  Great career development opportunities in a growing company

  Practical and results-oriented team culture

  Free training and development support

  Competitive salary

  Flexible working hours and arrangement

  Hybrid working model