Grab
superapp
SoftwareEngineer-Reverseengineering
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“Software Engineer - Reverse engineering at Grab. Skills: reverse engineering, cloud engineering, system design, architecture, data acquisition platforms, microservices architecture. design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable data acquisition platforms within a microservices architecture. solve the challenges during data acquisition”
What You'll Achieve.
offer the best products and experiences to our driver partners as to increase adoption and engagement of our services; improve driver partner opportunities and efficiency to fulfill customer orders without fail, rain or shine; create efficient marketplaces by determining an price that is both sustainable and loved by our partners
Industry & Context.
solve the challenges during data acquisition; troubleshoot and resolve complex backend issues and system failures; sharp analytical abilities; ability to think critically of the current system in terms of growth and stability
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related fields, Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures, 2+ years of experience in software engineering, 1+ years of experience in reverse engineering, Experience in developing large scale data acquisition platforms and data processing at scale with high throughput and scalability, Proficiency in maintaining operational excellence and site reliability, including familiarity with monitoring system performance, ensuring system health, and managing service capacity planning, Excellent communication, Sharp analytical abilities, Proven design skills, Ability to think critically of the current system in terms of growth and stability, Good coder in any language (C++, Java, Scala, Rust, Python, Ruby, etc.), Proficiency with IDA, JEB, Jadx, Experience with static/dynamic analysis, unpacking, and deobfuscation, Deep expertise in Frida and Xposed/LSPosed, Familiarity with Magisk and root environment customization, Experience with device fingerprint evasion, root/detection bypass, SSL pinning and encryption bypass
Nice to Have
Red-blue exercises, CTF/SRC contributions, Experience with China major apps, Expert knowledge in databases, including relational databases such as MySQL and NoSQL databases like AWS DynamoDB, Scylla, and others, accompanied by a distinct understanding of various design decision implications, Experience in coaching and mentoring junior developers, providing guidance on coding standards, and promoting a collaborative learning environment within the team, Demonstrate a keen sense of product thinking, being able to align technical strategies with product goals, and understanding how development decisions can directly impact end-users, Willing to work on Golang
What You'll Do.
and maintain robust and scalable data acquisition platforms within a microservices architecture
solve the challenges during data acquisition
lead medium to complex projects independently
defining technical designs and solutions
driving the alignment with stakeholders
adhering to best coding practices
addressing non-functional requirements
implement best practices and coding standards to ensure the reliability
and security of our backend systems
conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to software development best practices
optimize and enhance existing backend systems for improved performance and scalability
troubleshoot and resolve complex backend issues and system failures
ensuring resolution to minimize impact on production environments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
driving the alignment with stakeholders; promoting a collaborative learning environment within the team
Communication Scope
excellent communication
Process & Methodology
lead medium to complex projects independently
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 Fulfillment tech family is one of the pillars enabling Grab to out-serve our customers and partners in different businesses and marketplaces across Southeast Asia. We are working on high throughput, real-time distributed systems that use advanced software engineering techniques to solve hundreds of millions of requests per day. You will be reporting to Senior Software Engineering Manager, Fulfilment. We are a distributed team in 5 different locations: Singapore, Beijing, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Romania. Our mission is to offer the best products and experiences to our driver partners as to increase adoption and engagement of our services. Improve driver partner opportunities and efficiency to fulfill customer orders without fail, rain or shine. And to create efficient marketplaces by determining an price that is both sustainable and loved by our partners Get to know the role We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Fulfilment Platform Engineering Team. We are looking for a candidate with experience in cloud engineering, system design and architecture, and reverse engineering experience, always delivers high-quality code, and is willing to guide junior engineers. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform * You will design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable data acquisition platforms within a microservices architecture, and solve the challenges during data acquisition. * You will lead medium to complex projects independently. This includes defining technical design
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