Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Reliability & Developer Experience)

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd.; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking experienced engineers to join its team in Jakarta. You will design and maintain software components while collaborating with various teams. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of experience, proficiency in programming (primarily Go), and a solid foundation in distributed systems. This is an on-site role with a focus on quality code and impactful solutions for millions of users across Southeast Asia. The company offers comprehensive benefits including medical and life insurance.

Benefits

Term Life Insurance

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Parental and Birthday leave

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of working experience in a relevant field.
• Specialization in Computer Science is an advantage.
• Strong fundamentals of data structures and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software components.
• Partner with teams to solve critical pain points.
• Ensure high quality and reliable code delivery.

Skills

Collaboration in teamwork

Software development

Proficiency in programming languages

Knowledge of distributed systems

Experience in team collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Redis

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

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 GrabFin Reliability & Developer Experience (RDX) Team is elevating engineering excellence across GrabFin's large-scale organization, covering critical services in payments, lending, insurance, and digital goods.

We dive deep into complex engineering challenges, uncovering breakthrough opportunities and building innovative solutions. Through strategic collaboration with teams and stakeholders, we deliver measurable impacts that accelerate GrabFin's mission.

We're always keen to grow our impact, and we're looking for highly motivated individuals to join our Engineering team in Jakarta, Indonesia

Get to Know the Role

We're seeking experienced and passionate engineers to join our impactful team. You have experience collaborative teamwork and delivering exceptional platform/backend system solutions. If you're ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you! You'll create impact to millions of users across Southeast Asia. You will report to the Engineering Manager and will work fully on-site in our Jakarta office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You design, develop, and maintain software components, tools, and services
• You partner with product engineering teams to discover and solve critical pain points
• You collaborate with platform engineering teams to share knowledge and align strategies
• You ensure punctual delivery of high quality, maintainable, and reliable code
• You lead the planning and rollout of internal tools and products
• You participate in technical and product reviews
• You provide guidance, mentorship, and knowledge sharing to your peers

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• You have Heart, Hunger, Honour, and Humility
• You have a degree in Engineering – specialization in Computer Science will be an advantage
• You have at least 4+ years of working experience in a relevant field
• You are proficient in one or more programming languages (we mostly use Go) and the fundamentals of CS, such as data structures and algorithms
• You have a working knowledge of building distributed backend systems with DBMS (SQL, NoSQL) and caches (Redis) – Kubernetes, Kafka, and AI-tooling experience will be an advantage
• You have a thoughtful experience in building scalable, resilient, and observable distributed systems and automation-first approach
• You are experience in team collaboration project with written and spoken English

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.