Software Engineer – Desktop

🕒 April 11

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BJAK

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51 - 200 employees

🛍️ eCommerce

🏪 Marketplace

eCommerce • Insurance • Marketplace

BJAK is a leading online platform in Southeast Asia that offers comprehensive automobile insurance comparison services. The company enables Malaysian users to compare and purchase auto insurance from multiple insurers efficiently, providing considerable savings and convenience. BJAK is renowned for its user-friendly digital platform that allows quick insurance and road tax renewals, offering discounts up to 11%. With a strong emphasis on customer service, BJAK also provides 24/7 roadside assistance, accident support, and replacement vehicles. It is a pioneer in the insurance comparison sector in the region and has facilitated significant savings for millions of car owners.

📋 Description

• Own how the system behaves on desktop environments • Focus on reliability, performance, and real-time behavior in production desktop applications • Build and maintain cross-platform desktop applications using Electron • Design responsive and scalable UIs for real-time collaboration • Implement desktop-specific functionality including file system access, native notifications, auto-updates, and deep linking • Integrate AI-powered features (chat, agents, AI assistance) via backend APIs • Optimize startup time, memory usage, and runtime performance • Profile and reduce Electron overhead • Manage large local state and message history efficiently • Ensure smooth real-time updates (messages, typing indicators, presence) • Maintain stability across macOS and Windows environments

🎯 Requirements

• Proven software engineering experience • Hands-on experience building production Electron applications • Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript • Experience with React or similar UI frameworks • Solid understanding of the desktop application lifecycle • Experience with IPC communication • Experience working with local storage (SQLite, IndexedDB, filesystem) • Experience with WebSockets or other real-time transport mechanisms • Strong debugging and performance profiling skills • Familiarity with native OS behaviors on macOS or Windows

🏖️ Benefits

• The best products today in the world were built by small, world class teams • High talent density and hands-on team • Make decisions collectively • Move at rapid speed, striking a balance between shipping high quality work and learning