Cheif Technology Officer

Bjak•New York, NY

36d

About The Position

About BJAK We build superior application platforms globally with the mission of creating successful businesses while contributing positively to society by making it more efficient. We developed the first and leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia to digitize the insurance industry. The platform currently serves over 8 million users across the region. We are continuing our mission by building new, superior applications in emerging use cases as applications become increasingly integrated with AI. Our team is densely talented, highly motivated, and focused on engineering and product excellence within a very flat organization. All members are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. What You'll Do Technical Direction Define the long-term architecture for BJAK's systems, infrastructure, and developer platform Evaluate trade-offs between speed of iteration and long-term system design Ensure systems are designed for scalability, reliability, and long-term evolution Guide key decisions across model integration, data pipelines, distributed systems, and product architecture Engineering Leadership Work with engineers to translate product direction into clear technical execution Help structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities Maintain high engineering standards while keeping the team focused on shipping Establish engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the company Building the Team Build and scale a world-class engineering team across key talent hubs including China and US Identify strong technical leaders and help build a high-quality engineering organization Define hiring standards and interview processes to maintain a high engineering bar Coordination and Execution Work closely with product, research, and leadership teams Ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations Help resolve cross-team technical and execution challenges

Requirements

Strong technical foundation in system architecture, large-scale systems, distributed architecture.
Ability to reason clearly about complex systems and make pragmatic technical decisions
Experience building or leading high-performing engineering teams
Strong judgment on technical trade-offs and engineering priorities
Comfortable operating in early-stage environments with high ambiguity
Clear communication and ability to align teams

Nice To Haves

We are particularly interested in candidates who enjoy building teams, superior products and shaping engineering organisations.

Responsibilities

Define the long-term architecture for BJAK's systems, infrastructure, and developer platform
Evaluate trade-offs between speed of iteration and long-term system design
Ensure systems are designed for scalability, reliability, and long-term evolution
Guide key decisions across model integration, data pipelines, distributed systems, and product architecture
Work with engineers to translate product direction into clear technical execution
Help structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities
Maintain high engineering standards while keeping the team focused on shipping
Establish engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the company
Build and scale a world-class engineering team across key talent hubs including China and US
Identify strong technical leaders and help build a high-quality engineering organization
Define hiring standards and interview processes to maintain a high engineering bar
Work closely with product, research, and leadership teams
Ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations
Help resolve cross-team technical and execution challenges