Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (iOS)

Grab; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Term Life Insurance

Medical Insurance

GrabFlex benefits

Parental and birthday leave

LASA volunteering leave

Grabber Assistance Programme

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp, delivering meals, mobility, and financial services with a strong focus on user-centric mobile experiences.

We are seeking an experienced iOS Engineer to lead the development of high-quality iOS applications. You will design robust architectures, mentor peers, review code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship reliable and secure apps at scale.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional iOS development experience.
• Proficient in Swift and Objective-C with strong UI/UX sensibilities.
• Experience with modern iOS architectures and testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Grab iOS apps with high code quality.
• Design architectures and review code across the team.
• Mentor engineers and ensure performance and security standards.
• Collaborate with QA, UX, and product partners to deliver features.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

OOP

TDD

Reactive patterns

Dependency injection

VIPER

MVVM

API design

Unit testing

UI testing

CI/CD

Crash analytics

Remote debugging

Tools

Xcode

iOS frameworks

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.

Company 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.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

The DNA (Demand and Ads) Mobile Team focuses on enhancing user and merchant engagement within mobile applications through promotions and advertisements. The team combines mobile app development with data-driven strategies—such as user segmentation, geolocation-based promotions, and in-app ads to create a more engaging and seamless experience.

Working with cross-functional teams and partners, including local businesses and restaurants, the team also uses A/B testing, user feedback, and performance analytics to improve results. All efforts are guided by a strong commitment to user privacy while delivering relevant and valuable experiences for both users and merchants.

Get to know the Role

We are looking for iOS Engineers who are experienced professionals responsible for leading the development of iOS applications. They excel in app development, architectural design, code review, and mentoring, ensuring app performance and adherence to best practices. Their expertise includes user interface design, API integration, security implementation, and device compatibility, making them valuable assets in delivering high-quality iOS apps.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• App Development: Create, enhance, and maintain the Grab app(s).
• Ad Integration: Ensure seamless ad and promotion integration.
• User Engagement Features: Develop features for better user engagement.
• Collaboration with QA and UX: Work closely with QA and UX teams.
• Performance Monitoring: Continuously monitor app performance.
• Code Reviews: Engage in code reviews for quality assurance.
• Documentation: Document changes and integrations.
• End-of-Day Review: Evaluate daily progress and plan for the next day.

Qualifications

The Essential Skills You Will Need:

We're looking for someone who has at least 5 years of working experience - with at least 4+ years of relevant experience in iOS application development.

• You are well versed in Swift and Objective C, the two main languages used for iOS development.
• You are familiar with the iOS system and programming paradigm including OOP, TDD, reactive patterns and dependency injection
• You have working knowledge of several architectural approaches including clean architecture, RIB, VIPER and/or MVVM
• You have experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design, unit testing and UI testing techniques
• You have extensive experience in maintaining applications, crash analytics, remote debugging and continuous integration
• The ability to develop iOS App or well-known open source works.

Additional Information

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.