Founding Lead AI Engineer - Remote

Overview

As a Founding Lead AI Engineer at BJAK, you will play a pivotal role in building, scaling, and leading the next generation of intelligent systems to enhance financial access across Southeast Asia.

In Short

• Design and deploy core AI systems.
• Drive technical execution and engineering standards.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, and data teams.
• Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle.
• Champion experimentation and AI best practices.
• Participate in technical hiring and team building.
• Stay ahead of ML advancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in AI/ML engineering.
• Strong Python skills and familiarity with ML frameworks.
• Solid understanding of the ML lifecycle.
• Experience with applied AI problems.
• Track record of technical leadership.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must be based in the US and open to remote work.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Fully remote and flexible work arrangement.
• High ownership role with visible impact.
• Direct reporting line to Head of AI.
• Opportunity to lead a growing AI engineering team.
• Fast-track career growth opportunities.
• Collaborative and flat culture.