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Lead AI Engineer - Remote

Posted Yesterday
Software Development
Full Time
Japan

Overview

As a Lead AI Engineer at BJAK, you will play a pivotal role in building, scaling, and leading the next generation of intelligent systems that utilize AI to solve meaningful problems in financial services.

In Short

  • Design and deploy core AI systems that serve millions across the region.
  • Drive technical execution and engineering standards as the right hand to the Head of AI.
  • Lead and mentor junior engineers to elevate team performance.
  • Play a critical role in hiring and scaling a high-performance AI team.
  • Design, build, and ship production-grade ML models for high-impact use cases.
  • Lead model architecture, data pipeline design, and deployment strategies.
  • Collaborate across product, engineering, and data teams to drive AI initiatives.
  • Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle from data prep to deployment and monitoring.
  • Review code and mentor engineers through technical challenges.
  • Stay ahead of ML advancements and bring cutting-edge solutions into production.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 4–6 years of experience in AI/ML engineering with real-world deployment experience.
  • Strong Python skills and familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
  • Solid understanding of the end-to-end ML lifecycle: data pipelines, training, validation, monitoring.
  • Experience working on applied AI problems (e.g., recommendation, fraud, risk, NLP).
  • Track record of technical leadership and mentoring engineers.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Must be based in Japan and open to working remotely with regional teams.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
  • Fully remote and flexible work arrangement from anywhere in Japan.
  • High ownership role with impact visible at a regional scale.
  • Direct reporting line to Head of AI with exposure to senior leadership.
  • Opportunity to lead and shape a growing AI engineering team.
  • Fast-track career growth and learning opportunities in a high-speed environment.
  • Collaborative, flat culture where ideas move fast and great work gets noticed.
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Bjak

Bjak is a leading financial services provider based in Malaysia, dedicated to making affordable and sustainable financial solutions accessible to individuals across the ASEAN region. As the largest insurance portal in Southeast Asia, Bjak.com serves millions by helping them find insurance policies that offer the best value and coverage. The company leverages advanced technology, including Custom APIs, blockchain, trading systems, and data science, to simplify access to financial services that were previously hard to navigate. Bjak is committed to innovation and problem-solving, continuously developing cutting-edge products to meet the evolving needs of its customers.

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