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:

We are the Grab Payment Platform team, responsible for providing fundamental technological capabilities for Grab payments and other Grab Finance products. Join Grab's engineering team and contribute to innovation, in the area of payments. You will develop consumer and partner-facing features for one of Southeast Asia's most widely used applications.

Get To Know The Role

We are looking for a passionate Lead Engineer with platform design and development experience to join our team. You will have opportunities to architect, design, develop and maintain mission critical financial systems and services. You will chart and lead the pursuit of the broader technical strategy, working with engineering, product managers and business owners. You will be a bar-raiser for the team, steering engineering while coaching peers. If you are to identify and fix our users' pain points, apply with us today. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Payments at Grab, where your leadership will directly influence our trajectory in this critical area.

You will be reporting to the Engineering Manager II, Backend. This is an onsite role in Bangalore.

The Critical task you will perform

• Architect and design complex payment systems with a platform-driven approach, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and setting for availability, performance, and efficiency across Grab's product ecosystem.
• Partner with teams, including product and experience teams, to shape technical decisions and define feature specifications that create meaningful and lasting impact.
• Lead projects as an engineering owner while mentoring and guiding engineering teams, encouraging growth.
• Provide constructive feedback on code, design, and technical proposals, advocate for best practices, and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and software performance optimization.
• Work with SRE and DevOps teams to enhance system reliability, scalability, and overall operational efficiency.

What essential skills you will need

• Foundation in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and networking.
• At least 8 years of experience, with 5+ years dedicated to designing and building scalable systems.
• High-level design decisions and define technical standards, including software development best practices, tools, and platforms.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably Golang, with experience in backend systems involving databases, caching, NoSQL, and application servers.
• Experience with cloud services, OLTP systems, and consumer-facing products.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

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 enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

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