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Meet Bjak

BJAK is a Malaysian fintech and insurtech company that operates a digital platform for comparing, purchasing and renewing insurance and takaful products. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Petaling Jaya, it works with 16 licensed insurers and takaful operators and serves more than 9 million users across Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan. Customers can compare vehicle insurance coverage and pricing, renew road tax and access related services online. BJAK is approved by Bank Negara Malaysia as a Financial Adviser and Islamic Financial Adviser. The company is also developing AI-driven financial applications and infrastructure aimed at expanding beyond insurance into broader consumer financial services.View more

BJAK is a Malaysian fintech and insurtech company that operates a digital platform for comparing, purchasing and renewing insurance and takaful products. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Petaling Jaya, it works with 16 licensed insurers and takaful operators and serves more than 9 million users across Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan. Customers can compare vehicle insurance coverage and pricing, renew road tax and access related services online. BJAK is approved by Bank Negara Malaysia as a Financial Adviser and Islamic Financial Adviser. The company is also developing AI-driven financial applications and infrastructure aimed at expanding beyond insurance into broader consumer financial services.

Founded
2019
Company size
201-500 employees
Company stage
Not known
Headquarters
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Why work here

BJAK offers candidates exposure to a regulated fintech platform serving more than 9 million users across four Asian markets. Engineering teams work on insurance comparison, financial APIs, payments, KYC, risk systems, AI agents and high-throughput backend infrastructure using technologies including Python, Node.js, TypeScript, PyTorch, Kubernetes and Docker. The company says it is profitable and is expanding into additional AI-native financial products and international markets. Its careers materials highlight competitive compensation, performance-based equity, medical coverage, learning opportunities, global exposure and high ownership in lean teams. The pace and expectations are explicitly high, which may suit candidates who prefer fast-moving environments.Read more

BJAK offers candidates exposure to a regulated fintech platform serving more than 9 million users across four Asian markets. Engineering teams work on insurance comparison, financial APIs, payments, KYC, risk systems, AI agents and high-throughput backend infrastructure using technologies including Python, Node.js, TypeScript, PyTorch, Kubernetes and Docker. The company says it is profitable and is expanding into additional AI-native financial products and international markets. Its careers materials highlight competitive compensation, performance-based equity, medical coverage, learning opportunities, global exposure and high ownership in lean teams. The pace and expectations are explicitly high, which may suit candidates who prefer fast-moving environments.

Industry
FinTech / InsurTech / Insurance Marketplace
Open jobs
24 open jobs

Tech stack

Python

Programming Language

Node.js

Backend Runtime

TypeScript

Programming Language

Next.js

Web Framework

PyTorch

Machine Learning

Kubernetes

Container Orchestration

Docker

Containerization

OpenAI

Generative AI

Anthropic

Generative AI

Key people

3 people
Wei LowFounderView bio

Founder of BJAK. Low started the company in 2019 and built it into a large online insurance platform serving multiple Asian markets. Before BJAK, he was involved in aluminium trading and e-commerce ventures. He has led the company's expansion strategy and publicly discussed further international growth and a possible future IPO.

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Sujen SathiyanathanFounder & Chief Architect/CTOView bio

Founder and Chief Architect/CTO of BJAK. Sathiyanathan previously worked as a software engineer at Google and studied at the University of Waterloo. He has led technology development for BJAK's insurance platform, including the systems used to connect customers with multiple insurance providers and process digital insurance transactions.

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Ronald LimGroup CEOView bio

Ronald Lim is Group CEO of BJAK. He has been with the company since 2019 and previously worked at Micron Technology. He holds insurance, takaful and financial-planning qualifications and oversees BJAK as it operates under Bank Negara Malaysia's Financial Adviser and Islamic Financial Adviser framework.

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Latest company news

3 stories

BJAK approved by Bank Negara Malaysia

Free Malaysia Today

BJAK was recognised as an approved Financial Adviser by Bank Negara Malaysia, strengthening its regulated role in helping consumers compare and renew insurance and takaful products online.

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Bjak founder weighs IPO as company eyes Europe

The Star

Founder Wei Low said BJAK was considering an IPO within two years and evaluating expansion into Spain and Germany after entering Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. He said the company had been profitable since its founding.

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Bjak celebrates Malaysia's largest online insurance partnership with 16 insurers

Malay Mail

BJAK announced an expanded insurance ecosystem with 16 insurers and takaful operators on its platform, allowing customers to compare, purchase and renew coverage through a single digital service.

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Jobs at Bjak

24 open roles
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