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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.\n Get to Know the Team\nAt Financial Services, the Payment team builds end-to-end payment experiences and platforms that help merchants accept payments and grow across Southeast Asia. We empower frictionless checkouts with configurable, developer-friendly capabilities-so partners can embed payments and iterate quickly. From QR payments to lending repayments and in-person acceptance flows, we work across multiple payment journeys to deliver reliable user and merchant outcomes.\nGet to Know the Role\nWe are looking for a experienced and passionate backend engineer to join our Tech Family. You will develop scalable backend systems that power products used by millions of people across Southeast Asia. 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