Lead Software Engineer, Backend (Build Automation)

PLT Engineering; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

PLT Engineering in Selangor, Malaysia, seeks a Lead Engineer in Build Automation to shape and improve CI pipelines and local development tooling. You will collaborate with colleagues across teams, driving innovation and supporting reproducible builds.

You will influence technical direction and align CI practices with evolving project needs while mentoring peers in Go and Python tooling and Go-based utilities.

Qualifications

• Experience building and refining CI pipelines in a team setting.
• Proficiency with Go and Python for tooling and automation.
• Familiarity with Nix-based development and reproducible environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine GitLab CI pipelines for backend services and monorepo to service-oriented repos.
• Build and maintain Go and Python tools supporting CI and local development setup.
• Gather user requirements, propose improvements, and provide technical support.
• Contribute to aligning local and CI environments and improving tool usability.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to drive innovation and adoption of tooling.

Job description

Get to Know the Team

Your team will be committed to developing and refining CI pipelines for backend services. We are embarking on an exciting transition from a monorepo to service-oriented repositories. This shift allows us to enhance our pipelines to accommodate a wider array of programming languages and frameworks. Additionally, we offer tools to prepare local development setups and are working towards aligning local and CI environments. Our team values collaboration, innovation, and mutual support, driving the productivity of all our fellow tech Grabbers.

Get to Know the Role

As a Lead Engineer in the Build Automation team, you will help shape and improve our CI pipelines and our tools for local development setup. You will collaborate with other Grabbers across teams and departments, driving innovation and promoting an environment of mutual support. You will influence the technical direction of our projects, contributing to the success of our engineering capabilities.

Our team operates across three locations in South East Asia. You will work from our Petaling Jaya office, and you will report to the Engineering Manager II in Singapore.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will develop and refine our GitLab CI pipelines and the Go and Python tools they depend on. Improve compatibility and efficiency for service-oriented repos.
• You will enhance our tools for local environment setup and updates, promoting reproducible builds with Go and Nix.
• You will engage with users to gather requirements, propose improvements, and provide technical support to solve their challenges.
• You will collaborate with the team to ensure our tools align with evolving project needs and industry standards.
• You will develop solutions to improve CI tools usability.