Lead 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 Fulfillment tech family is one of the pillars enabling Grab to out-serve our customers and partners in different businesses and marketplaces across Southeast Asia. We are working on high throughput, real-time distributed systems that use machine learning techniques to solve hundreds of millions of requests per day. Our mission is to offer the best products and experiences to our driver partners as to increase adoption and engagement of our services. Improve driver partner opportunities and efficiency to fulfill customer orders without fail, rain or shine. And to create efficient marketplaces by determining price that is both sustainable and loved by our partners and customers.

Get to know the role

We are looking for experienced and passionate Engineers to join our team. You will lead the design, development, and maintenance of our mission-critical backend systems, driving technological advancements and setting the standard for engineering excellence. You will be reporting to Senior Software Engineering Manager.

This role is onsite based in our Petaling Jaya, Malaysia office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Architect and design scalable, high-performance backend systems using a platform-driven approach
• Mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical strategies and feature specifications
• Make high-level design decisions and establish technical standards for software development
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and efficiency across the product ecosystem
• Provide technical guidance and code reviews to ensure best practices are followed
• Partner with DevOps teams to enhance system scalability and operational efficiency
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation within the team

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years focused on designing and building scalable systems
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and networking
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language, preferably Golang
• Extensive experience with backend systems, including databases, caching, NoSQL, and application servers
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring engineering teams
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated leadership in driving technical decisions and defining engineering standards

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.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

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.