Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Hybrid

Bjak is hiring a Founding AI Engineer

About the Role

The role involves designing and implementing foundational AI models and systems that power the product, working across research, engineering, and deployment to deliver intelligent solutions at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and train machine learning models tailored to product needs
  • Build scalable backend systems to support AI inference and training
  • Collaborate with product teams to integrate AI features into user-facing applications
  • Optimize model performance for speed, accuracy, and efficiency
  • Design data pipelines for collecting, labeling, and processing training data
  • Implement monitoring tools to track model behavior in production
  • Stay current with advancements in AI research and identify applicable techniques
  • Write clean, maintainable code with thorough testing and documentation
  • Work closely with leadership to define technical roadmap and priorities
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in live AI-powered systems
  • Evaluate third-party AI tools and APIs for potential integration
  • Contribute to architectural decisions for cloud infrastructure and deployment
  • Ensure models comply with privacy and data governance standards
  • Mentor team members on AI concepts and best practices
  • Help define evaluation metrics for model success
  • Prototype new AI-driven features rapidly
  • Manage versioning for models and datasets
  • Work with minimal supervision in a fast-moving environment
  • Balance innovation with practical engineering constraints
  • Support deployment and scaling of AI services
  • Refactor systems as technical requirements evolve
  • Integrate user feedback into model improvement cycles
  • Collaborate on defining ethical AI guidelines
  • Optimize costs associated with compute and storage for AI workloads
  • Contribute to patent filings and technical publications

Compensation

Competitive salary with equity package and performance bonuses

Work Arrangement

Hybrid with office presence required in London

Team

Small, agile team focused on rapid development and deployment of AI technologies

Why This Role Matters

You will shape the technical foundation of the AI platform and directly influence product direction through hands-on development and strategic input.

What We Value

Technical excellence, ownership mindset, clear communication, and a drive to solve hard problems with real-world impact.

Available for exceptional candidates

Required Skills
PythonTensorFlowPytorchscikit-learnAirflowDockerGCPAWSMachine LearningMLOpsData PipelinesCloud Infrastructure
About company
Bjak
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. Their main portal, Bjak.com, helps millions find the insurance policy with the best value and highest coverage. They invest in technology such as Custom API, trading systems, and data science to enable easy access to financial services.
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Posted 7 months ago