Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Rocket Lab; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a software engineer to join their PayCore Foundation team in Singapore. This role focuses on improving and maintaining payment systems, emphasizing efficiency and reliability. The position offers a supportive culture, opportunities for mentorship, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Term Life Insurance

Medical Insurance

Parental Leave

Birthday Leave

Volunteering Leave

FlexWork Arrangements

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in building scalable software systems.
• Proficiency in major programming languages, Java and Golang.
• Experience with cloud platforms and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-quality scalable software.
• Collaborate with teams to design new features.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues.

Skills

Algorithms

Data Structures

Scalability

Agile

Clean Code

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

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

You'll join Grab's PayCore Foundation team, focusing on foundational payment services to ensure stability, reliability, and efficiency across the payment ecosystem. The team works with stakeholders to improve payment success rates, cashout stability, and reduce operational fund losses.

Get to Know the Role

The role' key efforts include re-architecting core platform capabilities for better system performance and faster onboarding of payment service providers.

You will report to the Engineering Manager.

This position will be onsite at Grab office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Design, and maintain high-quality and scalable software applications.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code to solve challenging problems in the fintech domain.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, and ship new features.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues, providing resolutions.
• Contribute to the architectural decisions and technical direction of the projects.
• Participate in On-Call rotations to ensure the reliability and availability of our services and achieve operational excellence.
• Provide support to the SRE or DevOps team to ensure smooth deployment and operation of our systems.
• Mentor junior engineers or interns, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong knowledge in computer science fundamentals, including algorithms and data structures.
• 5+ years of experience in in building scalable systems, e.g., OLTP or OLAP systems, software development, with proficiency in the major programming languages, e.g., Java and Golang.
• Experience with building web systems around DBMS, Caches, NoSQL and App servers.
• Experience with software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Demonstrated expertise in writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.

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.