Lead Software Engineer, Backend

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HCMC, Hồ Chí Minh
Senior level
Food • Transportation • Financial Services
The Role
The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for architecting and building scalable backend systems, integrating new systems with existing platforms, providing technical leadership, and mentoring junior engineers. The role involves collaboration with international teams and requires extensive experience in software architecture and cloud technologies.
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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

Join our dynamic team where you'll have the opportunity to work on enhancing our consumer and delivery-partner facing features, primarily focusing on Deliveries. This is not just limited to this, as we always welcome fresh ideas and knowledge. You'll be contributing to one of the most extensive codebases in Southeast Asia, impacting an app used by millions daily. It's a chance to leave your mark on a product that touches lives every day.

Get to Know the Role 

As such, we are seeking experienced & passionate Engineers to join our team, you will have opportunities to work on multiple app clients with flexible programming languages. It is very important that our team members take initiative to identify problems, and have the right mindset and skillsets to solve them. You will report to Senior Engineering Manager, who is based in Beijing, China. This role is based in Mapletree Business Centre, District 7, HCM and onsite.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

  • Architect, design, and build scalable backend systems using microservices architecture.
  • Scope technical requirements and identify suitable technology solutions for new projects.
  • Integrate new systems with existing platforms and ensure interoperability.
  • Serve as a technical leader, providing guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers.
  • Collaborate with technical leads from other teams to ensure cohesive system integration.
  • Lead and influence hiring decisions and foster an inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

  • Backend Software Architecture: At least 7 years of experience in designing and implementing scalable architecture using microservices.
  • Performance and Scalability: Advanced knowledge in building high-performance systems suitable for enterprise environments.
  • Full System Design: Experience in independent full systems design, including requirements gathering, technical specifications, and coding.
  • Technical Leadership: Proven experience in a managerial role to lead technical teams.
  • Cloud Services: Proficiency in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and applications.
  • International Collaboration: Experience in successfully working with international teams and leading collaborative projects.
  • Proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
  • Experience with a relational database such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle


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. 

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
GCP
The Company
10,000 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, offering a suite of services consisting of deliveries, mobility, financial services, enterprise and others. Grabbers come from all over the world, and we are united by a common mission: to drive Southeast Asia forward by creating economic empowerment for everyone.

At Grab, every Grabber is guided by The Grab Way, which explains our mission and the operating principles on how we can achieve it together. We call these principles the 4Hs:

Heart
We work together as OneGrab to serve communities in Southeast Asia

Hunger
We work to understand ground truths and drive improvements, big and small

Honour
We keep our word and steward our resources wisely to build and sustain trust

Humility
We are a constant work-in-progress, and we never stop learning to get better

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