Founding Lead AI Engineer

Founding Lead AI Engineer (Remote) — BJAK
Shape AI That Powers the Future of Financial Access Across Southeast Asia. We’re looking for a Founding Lead AI Engineer based in Dublin to play a pivotal role in building, scaling, and leading the next generation of intelligent systems. You’ll write production code, shape strategy, mentor team members, and help grow a lean, world-class AI engineering team.
Working Arrangement: Dublin (Remote - work from anywhere in Dublin)

Responsibilities

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, guide projects, and mentor engineers through technical challenges

Champion experimentation, continuous learning, and AI best practices

Interview and evaluate candidates, contributing to technical hiring and team building

Stay ahead of ML advancements and bring cutting-edge solutions into production

What You’ll Do

Lead from the front — you’re hands-on in code, but always lifting others

Think like an owner — you don’t wait for permission to solve a problem

Operate at speed and depth — you make fast, sound decisions that balance trade-offs

Push for clarity — even in chaos, you bring structure, direction, and accountability

Care about what ships — you focus on solving real-world problems

Grow the team, not just the tech — mentoring and coaching others to win

Adapt quickly — priorities shift and you navigate ambiguity with confidence

Maintain a builder’s mindset — fast prototypes, strong opinions, and iteration

Keep learning — continuously develop technical, product, and leadership skills

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

4–6 years of experience in AI/ML engineering with real-world deployment experience

Strong Python skills and deep familiarity with ML frameworks (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, etc.)

Track record of technical leadership and mentoring engineers

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Must be based in Dublin and open to working remotely with regional teams

Nice to Have

Experience with MLOps tooling (MLflow, Airflow, Docker, GCP/AWS)

Familiarity with responsible AI practices (fairness, interpretability, model governance)

Startup or scale-up environment experience

Exposure to building internal tools, reusable ML components, or AI platforms

What You’ll Get

Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses

Fully remote and flexible work arrangement from anywhere in Dublin

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

About BJAK
BJAK is Southeast Asia’s largest digital insurance platform, serving millions of users with transparent, affordable financial protection. Headquartered in Malaysia, and active in Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan, we’re building AI-driven systems that make complex financial services accessible, fast, and fair. We believe in technology that moves fast and serves real needs — join us in reshaping the future of financial access across Asia.

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type
Full-time

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development

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