Grab
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SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Backend
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“Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Grab. Skills: Golang, backend development, scalable architectures. Design and write with the cutting edge GO language. improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency”
What You'll Achieve.
improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency; drive driver-partner adoption and engagement; optimizing their efficiency and earning opportunities; customer orders are fulfilled without fail; create efficient marketplaces; determine optimal, sustainable pricing
Industry & Context.
root cause analysis investigations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field., Background in backend development with a clear architecture mindset., At least 5 years of experience in backend development with programming skills in Golang, Experience with programming principles, financial transaction consistency, and Git version control., Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Experience with SDLC and Agile methodologies to manage tasks., Experience designing scalable and maintainable architectures., Experience with a relational database such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle, Understanding of security best practices and secure coding principles, Experience using coding agent and ai speed up your daily working including but not limit coding, review, design eta.
What You'll Do.
Design and write with the cutting edge GO language
improve the availability
contribute to service capacity and demand planning
software performance analysis
tuning and optimization
Participate in code and design reviews
explore and create new designs/architectures
Work with the infrastructure team
building and scaling back-end services
performing root cause analysis investigations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work collaboratively with cross-functional teams; mentor teammates
Process & Methodology
manage tasks
Full 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. Get to Know the Team As one of the core pillars enabling Grab to out-serve customers and partners across Southeast Asia, the Fulfillment tech family builds high-throughput, real-time distributed systems powered by sophisticated machine learning to process hundreds of millions of requests daily. Our mission is to deliver best-in-class products and experiences that drive driver-partner adoption and engagement, optimizing their efficiency and earning opportunities so customer orders are fulfilled without fail, rain or shine. By seamlessly balancing these dynamics, we strive to create efficient marketplaces that determine optimal, sustainable pricing loved by both our partners and customers. Get to Know the Role We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you'll design, develop, and maintain robust backend services that power our platform and impact millions of users. You'll work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build scalable, efficient systems while continuously innovating and improving our technical infrastructure. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your career, mentor teammates, and make a meaningful contribution to our mission. This is an onsite role based in Jakarta. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform * Design and write with the cutting edge GO language to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Grab's range of services. * You will contribute to service capacity and demand planning, software perfo
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