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The Role BJAK builds technology products used by millions of users across Southeast Asia. As our products and systems scale, we need technical leaders who can solve difficult engineering problems and raise the engineering bar around them. The Staff Software Engineer owns technical direction and execution for major products and systems . This is a hands-on role - you will design systems, write code, and drive critical engineering work from idea to production. What You'll Own Owning technical design and execution for major products, systems and engineering initiatives. Designing scalable, reliable systems across backend, frontend, APIs, databases and infrastructure. Building alongside the team through coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging and production problem-solving. Driving architecture decisions and trade-offs across speed, scalability, reliability, cost and maintainability. Turning ambiguous product problems into clear technical solutions and execution plans. Raising engineering quality through stronger system design, testing, security, observability and development practices. Leading technically critical initiatives and mentoring engineers across teams. What We're Looking For 7+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping production systems. Deep expertise in backend, frontend, distributed systems, APIs, databases or cloud infrastructure. Strong system design and architecture skills for complex or high-scale systems. Strong coding ability and willingness to remain hands-on. Track record of technically leading major engineering projects from design through production. Ability to make sound technical trade-offs, influence engineers and solve complex production problems. Nice to have Experience scaling engineering teams, systems or development practices through significant growth. Experience operating across multiple products, markets or countries. Location This is a hybrid role . You are expected to work from our local office at least 3 days per week , with the remaining days offering flexibility to work remotely. Candidates should be based in, or able to work from, the location where the role is advertised. Language English is our main working language across global teams. Strong English communication is required. Interview Process Our process is designed to move fast: Online assessment or practical task Technical interview CEO / final round For strong candidates, we aim to complete the process and make an offer within 1 week from the start of the interview process. Candidates who complete assessments quickly will be prioritized.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.
