Senior Software Engineer, Backend

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Get to Know the Team:

The Lending team builds secure and versatile loan products for diverse user segments, owning critical platform components such as Credit Risk, User Profiles, Credit Limits and Offers, Lender Journeys, the Pricing Engine etc. We design and operate large-scale distributed systems that impact millions of users, with a strong focus on financial inclusion and underserved communities.

Get to Know the Role:

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will develop scalable software applications using GoLang. You will be at the forefront of our development efforts, leading architectural plans and coaching junior engineers. You will report to the Engineering Manager, Backend. This role is based in Jakarta.

The Critical Tasks You will Perform:

• You will design and construct software applications using GoLang.
• You will Identify key tasks, prioritise them, and deliver them throughout the software development life cycle.
• You will automate tasks using appropriate tools and scripting.
• You will collaborate with multiple teams to define needs, design new features and deliver them.
• You will lead the architecture and coding standards efforts, ensuring clean and efficient code.
• You will conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.
• You will troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing software.
• You will stay up-to-date with latest trends and technologies to improve our products and processes.
• You will mentor junior software engineers, and guide their development.

What Essential Skills You will Need:

• 5+ years of related work experience in a similar capacity
• Proficiency in GoLang for developing and enhancing software applications.
• Architecture mindset: Experience designing scalable and maintainable architectures.
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Experience with SDLC and Agile methodologies to manage tasks.
• Automation: Proficiency in using tools and scripting to automate repetitive tasks.
• Code Reviews: Experience conducting code reviews to maintain high-quality coding standards.
• Experience analysing complex issues and solving them.
• Experience collaborating and communicating updates and resolutions discussions with multiple teams for partnership.
• Experience guiding junior engineers and aiding their professional growth.
• Experience in Security Practices understanding best practices for coding and security guidelines.
• Stay current with new technologies and integrate them into your work.

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.