Lead Backend CI Engineer (Go/Python) – Build Automation

Grab; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 468,720,000 - 714,240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Term Life Insurance

Medical Insurance

GrabFlex benefits

Parental leave

Birthday leave

LASA volunteering leave

Grabber Assistance Programme

FlexWork differentiates hours

Job summary

Grab is seeking a Lead Software Engineer, Backend (Build Automation) to shape and improve CI pipelines and local development tooling for backend services. You will collaborate across teams, drive reproducible builds, and guide the technical direction of our automation strategy.

The role requires 7+ years in software development, strong Go and Python skills, and experience with GitLab CI, Nix, and AWS. This onsite position is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Go and Python.
• Experience with GitLab CI and CI/CD concepts.
• Knowledge of Nix build isolation and reproducibility.
• Professional experience with AWS.
• Observability tooling: DataDog, Kibana, Grafana.
• Ability to create detailed technical documentation.
• Experience troubleshooting user-reported issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine GitLab CI pipelines for backend services.
• Enhance local development tools and reproducible builds using Go and Nix.
• Collaborate across teams to gather requirements and provide support.
• Influence technical direction and improve CI tool usability.
• Ensure alignment of tools with evolving project needs and standards.

Skills

Go

Python

CI/CD concepts

Observability

Documentation

Tools

GitLab CI

Nix

AWS

DataDog

Kibana

Grafana

Job description

Grab is seeking a Lead Software Engineer, Backend (Build Automation) to shape and improve CI pipelines and local development tooling for backend services. You will collaborate across teams, drive reproducible builds, and guide the technical direction of our automation strategy.

The role requires 7+ years in software development, strong Go and Python skills, and experience with GitLab CI, Nix, and AWS. This onsite position is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.