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, versatile loan products for diverse user segments, managing important platform components like the Loan Management System, Repayments Engine, and Product Flow Orchestrator. We create distributed systems that impact millions, with a focus on underserved communities. Concepts like Idempotency, CAP theorem, and Distributed Agreement are important to the systems we develop.

Get to Know the Role:

As a Software Engineer, you will develop scalable software applications using GoLang. You will be at the forefront of our development efforts. You will report to the Engineering Manager, Backend. This role is based in Bangalore.

• 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

• 2+ years of experience in backend development with proficiency in languages like Java or Golang.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Experience in designing scalable APIs (RESTful) and working with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and secure code, with attention to performance optimization and debugging.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

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.