Software Engineer, Backend

Grab; Selangor; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading superapp company in Malaysia is looking for a backend developer to enhance its critical services. The role involves designing and maintaining backend systems, particularly using Golang, while collaborating with various engineering teams. The candidate should have at least 1 year of relevant experience, familiarity with distributed systems, and knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS or GCP. Competitive benefits and emphasis on work-life balance are key highlights.

Benefits

Term Life Insurance

Medical Insurance

GrabFlex benefits package

Parental and Birthday leave

Confidential Grabber Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• At least 1 year working experience on backend development.
• Familiarity with running large-scale distributed web or API services.
• Hands-on experience on cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of backend systems.
• Design and write with the latest GO language for service improvements.
• Work with infrastructure team for scaling back-end services.

Skills

Backend development

Golang

Large-scale distributed systems

API services

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

MySQL

AWS

GCP

Azure

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.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

Come join Grab Fulfilment team, we're dedicated to building the most trusted and loved platform for all things food in Southeast Asia. When you're an engineer at Grab, you are part of the heart and soul of the company.

Get to Know the Role

You will lead the design, development, and maintenance of our mission‑critical backend systems, driving technological advancements and setting the standard for engineering excellence.

You will be based in Malaysia and report to the Senior Software Engineering Manager.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will design and write with the latest GO language to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Grab's range of services
• You will work with the infrastructure team in building and scaling back‑end services and performing root cause analysis investigations
• You will work with mobile team to build reusable modularised mobile components utilising scalable APIs
• You will work with different engineering teams to explore and create new design/architectures geared towards scale and performance
• You will participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• We're looking at least 1 year working experience on backend development
• You will have familiarity with running large‑scale distributed web or API services; understanding of systems internals and networking and hands‑on database and at least one data query languages like MySQL or Presto
• You will have experience on cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure and understanding of testing frameworks for unit testing, integration testing and E2E testing
• You have hands‑on familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for system development and deployment
• You understand building microservices architecture and a good grasp of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and message queuing systems. Your knowledge in these areas will develop our back‑end services.
• You can be a good coder in any language, but willing to work on Golang

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 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.