Lead Software Engineer, Backend

Grab; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Leave Entitlement

Flexible Work Arrangements

Community Involvement LASA

FlexWork hours

Job summary

Grab is seeking a Lead Engineer in the FLIP team to develop the framework powering our backend services. You will identify opportunities to optimize the software development lifecycle, lead technical projects, and shape the next generation of microservices for Grab.

The role requires 7+ years of experience and strong Go expertise, with ownership of backend frameworks, orchestration, and observability. Singapore-based office with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience across teams.
• Proficiency in Go and idiomatic, testable code.
• Hands-on experience with backend microservices; HTTP/gRPC, MySQL and Redis.
• Working knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes), service mesh (Istio).
• Understanding of version control and CI/CD (Git, GitLab).

Responsibilities

• Identify, plan and implement AI-driven tools to reduce engineering workload and boost productivity across Grab teams.
• Develop frameworks and libraries in Go to empower engineers to ship faster.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and roadmaps for microservices.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote learning and engineering excellence.
• Champion high code quality through rigorous code reviews.

Skills

Go

Backend microservices

HTTP/gRPC

MySQL

Redis

Kubernetes

Istio

Observability tools

Git/GitLab

CI/CD

Tools

Kubernetes

Istio

DataDog

Kibana

Grafana

Git

GitLab

MySQL

Redis

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

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

We build frameworks, libraries, and primitives that thousands of Grab backend engineers rely on every day. Our portfolio includes microservices frameworks, resiliency libraries, and dependency management solutions. By combining in-house innovations with carefully integrated third-party technologies, we accelerate development, testing, and automation across the organisation.

Our mission is simple: to bring joy, delight, and excellence into the daily work of every backend engineer at Grab.

Get to Know the Role

As a Lead Engineer in the Frameworks, Libraries, Primitives team (FLIP) you develop the framework that powers our backend services. You will identify opportunities to optimise our Software Development Lifecycle, lead technical projects, and shape the next generation of microservices for Grab.

Our team operates across three locations in South East Asia. You will work from our Singapore office, and you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager based in the same location.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Identify, plan, and implement AI-driven tools to reduce engineering workload and boost productivity across Grab teams.
• Develop frameworks and libraries in Go that empower product engineers to ship faster without reinventing the wheel.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps.
• Mentor junior engineers and cultivate a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and engineering excellence.
• Champion high code quality through rigorous code reviews and constructive feedback.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• You have 7+ years of software development experience and a history of delivering successful solutions across teams.
• You have proficiency in Go. You write idiomatic, testable, and maintainable code.
• You have hands-on experience writing and operating backend microservices. You are familiar with HTTP/gRPC, relational databases (MySQL) and NoSQL databases (Redis). You have a working knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes), service mesh (Istio), and observability (DataDog, Kibana, Grafana).
• You understand how developers use version control and CI/CD to collaborate on a codebase and ship software (Git, GitLab).

Additional Information

Life at Grab

• Comprehensive Medical Insurance: We got you covered with medical insurance plans.
• Leave Entitlement: Enjoy a range of leave options including Annual Leave, Medical Leave, and Hospitalization Leave.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Benefit from a flexible work schedule that allows you to balance your academic commitments and personal life.
• Community Involvement: Get involved in community service through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) programs.
• 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