Grab

FinTech

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Backend

$600000–900000k ~AI est. Jakarta, Indonesia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Grab. Skills: Backend engineering, Distributed systems, Microservices. Design backend services. Implement backend services”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive operational excellence; Improve performance; Handle production incidents

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years backend engineering, Computer science fundamentals, Experience with Golang, Experience with relational databases, Experience with REST/gRPC services, Experience with major cloud provider, Experience with end-to-end delivery

Nice to Have

Experience with NoSQL/streaming technologies

What You'll Do.

Design backend services

Implement backend services

Operate backend services

Lead technical discussions

Handle production incidents

Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Improve documentation

Improve design standards

Provide code feedback

Participate in interviews

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Distributed teams

Communication Scope

Code review feedback

Process & Methodology

Requirements clarification, Design, Implementation, Testing, Rollout, Monitoring

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 The Lending team at Grab is focused on building safe, secure, and adaptable loan products that serve diverse user segments across Southeast Asia. Our mission is to guide financial inclusion and empower underbanked partners across the region. We design and operate critical platform components such as the Loan Management System, Repayments Engine, and Product Flow Orchestrator—powering seamless and reliable lending experiences at scale. Our work involves building large-scale distributed systems that impact millions of users, with a emphasis on reliability and scalability. Core engineering principles like idempotency, CAP theorem, and distributed agreement meaningfully contribute to how we architect and evolve our systems. At our core, we are driven by impact—creating financial solutions that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Get to Know the Role You will design, build, and operate backend services that power end‑to‑end lending journeys – from origination and decisioning to servicing and repayments – across multiple markets. You will work closely with product managers, designers, data and Ops teams to deliver high‑quality features, drive operational excellence, and mentor other engineers. This role is based in Indonesia with close collaboration across distributed teams in Asia. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform * Design and implement backend services that are robust, scalable, observable, and cost‑efficient, primarily in Golang and running on our Kubernetes‑based platform.

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