Machine Learning Engineer

Transform Language Models into Real-World Applications

At Bjak, we're building AI systems that reach millions across Southeast Asia. Our Machine Learning team is at the forefront of text generation, captioning, moderation, and chat-like interactions, deploying LLMs into real-world products that must be fast, safe, and aligned with our brand voice.

This role is based in Malaysia with a hybrid work arrangement - combining flexible remote work with in-office collaboration at our HQ. You'll work closely with regional teams across product, engineering, and data to build and scale impactful AI solutions.

Why This Role Matters

We are scaling LLM capabilities that power how people interact with financial services. As a Machine Learning Engineer (LLM), you'll fine-tune state-of-the-art models, design evaluation frameworks, and bring AI features into production. Your work ensures our models are not only intelligent, but also safe, trustworthy, and impactful at scale.

What You'll Do

• Fine-tune & Adapt - Use LoRA / QLoRA to optimize open-source models (LLaMA, Mistral, Gemma) for Bjak's applications.
• Engineer Prompts & Curate Data - Craft prompts and datasets that reflect tone, brand voice, and safety.
• Evaluate Models – Build metrics pipelines for perplexity, toxicity, and relevance to ensure safe and high-quality outputs.
• Deploy & Monitor – Scale models into production with performance optimization and monitoring for drift.
• Collaborate & Deliver – Partner with product, engineering, and design teams to launch user-facing AI features.

You'll Thrive Here If You...

Requirements

Nice to Have

What You'll Get

Our Team & Culture

We're a lean, high-performance team that moves fast and holds a high bar. Titles don't matter here - output, integrity, and ownership do. Everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves, contribute meaningfully, and take initiative. We reward people who think like owners. We value speed, clarity, and relentless ownership. If you're hungry to grow and care deeply about excellence, this is your kind of environment.

About Bjak

BJAK is Southeast Asia's #1 insurance aggregator with 8M+ users, fully owned by its employees. Headquartered in Malaysia and operating in Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan, we help millions of users access transparent and affordable financial protection through We simplify complex financial products through cutting-edge technologies, including APIs, automation, and AI, to build the next generation of intelligent financial systems.

If you're excited to build real-world AI systems and grow fast in a high-impact environment, we'd love to hear from you.