Backend Engineer – Insurance Automation Platform

BJAK

Backend Engineer designing and implementing backend services for insurance automation platform. Collaborating with global teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇳 ChinaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build backend services that power BJAK’s insurance automation platform end-to-end.
Design and implement APIs, services and workflows for quote, policy issuance, renewals, endorsements and claims.
Connect customer data, insurer systems, internal operations and workflow engines into a unified backend system.
Design scalable data models and system architecture to support complex insurance processes.
Improve APIs, queues, background jobs, retries and asynchronous processing pipelines.
Ensure correctness, consistency and reliability of transactional insurance data across systems.
Debug production issues and perform root cause analysis across multi-step workflows.
Work closely with product, operations, QA, frontend and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end features.
Build systems that provide clear visibility into workflow status and operational tracking.
Continuously improve performance, scalability and reliability of backend services.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience building backend systems in production environments.
Strong understanding of APIs, databases, backend architecture and distributed systems.
Ability to design and implement complex workflow or state-based systems.
Experience working with transactional, operational or data-sensitive systems.
Strong debugging skills for multi-step and cross-system issues.
Experience with asynchronous processing, queues or event-driven systems.
Strong focus on correctness, edge cases and system reliability.
Hands-on ownership mindset from design through production support.
Comfortable working with real-world business processes and constraints.
Practical, structured and open to feedback.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Build Core Insurance Platform – Own backend systems powering end-to-end insurance automation.
High-Impact Engineering – Solve real-world workflow and system complexity at scale.
Global Engineering Team – Work with experienced engineers across multiple countries.
Fully Remote – Work remotely from China while collaborating with our Malaysia-based teams.
International Exposure – Build systems used across Southeast Asia markets.
Learning & Development Budget – Support continuous technical growth and development.
High Ownership Environment – Strong autonomy over backend architecture and systems.
Modern Engineering Culture – Focus on reliability, scalability and engineering excellence.
Competitive Compensation – Attractive salary package based on experience and impact.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Backend DevelopmentAPI DesignDatabase ManagementDistributed SystemsWorkflow DesignAsynchronous ProcessingDebuggingTransactional SystemsSystem ArchitectureData Modeling

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCollaborationOwnership MindsetOpen to FeedbackAttention to DetailAdaptabilityCommunicationStructured ThinkingReliabilityFocus on Correctness