Lead Software Engineer Fullstack

Company Description

About Grab and our workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading superapp. We are dedicated to improving the lives of millions of users across the region by providing them everyday services such as deliveries, mobility, financial services, enterprise services and others. More than that, we provide the opportunity for them to have a better life. And that aspiration starts inside Grab because we believe in a seamless blend of work and home life, making every aspect of life better for all.

Guided by The Grab Way, which spells out our mission, how we believe we can achieve it, and our operating principles—the 4Hs: Heart, Hunger, Honour and Humility—we work to create economic empowerment for the people of Southeast Asia. With our unwavering commitment to our values, we believe that we're more than a service provider; we're agents of positive change.

Job Description

Get to know our Team

MALTA stands for Mobile Apps Libraries Tools & Automation.

The team's main focus is to enable mobile developers to build, test, and deploy best-in-class mobile apps to end users with confidence.

Get to know the Role

Your primary area of responsibility would be to construct internal tools that facilitate aspects of mobile development such as app deployment, stability monitoring, and assistance for mobile engineers in identifying and resolving production issues more rapidly.

The day-to-day activities

• You are a significant and autonomous contributor to your team who is trusted with designing, creating, delivering, and operating your team’s software systems in a consistently high quality manner.
• When working on the systems within your team’s domain, you take into account the appropriate architectural patterns, code design, and infrastructure options, ensuring that you deliver a system that is secure, reliable, maintainable, extensible and very well tested.
• Beyond delivery to the production system, engineers will be responsible for post deployment monitoring as well. Senior engineers will also look for opportunities to improve processes within one’s own team.
• In addition to being trusted to operate independently, you also maintain a good partnership with your technical and non-technical stakeholders for projects that you are involved in.
• You take an active role in your projects as a team member involved in product design to rollout, taking ownership of your work and constantly focusing on moving these projects forward.
• Being a lead engineer in the team, you are also expected to continuously help the team grow and improve by mentoring junior members, introducing process improvements, and having a strong influence to the team roadmap to ensure maximal impact.

Qualifications

The Must-Haves:

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Deep understanding of the JavaScript programming language, familiar with various UI components and UI development, and have deep understanding of the Javascript language
• Writes extensible code for complex projects and picks the right abstractions that adhere to SOLID principles. Understands more complex data structures and algorithms, and recognizes when to use them.
• You can work on both web frontend as well as backend development with Go lang.
• Experience with defect tracking tools and version control
• A good understanding of clean architecture principles
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures
• Experience with web frameworks such as React.js preferred.
• Experience with leading a project with cross-functional team members from end to end.
• Experience with mentoring junior engineers and pushing for engineering excellence.

Additional Information

Benefits at Grab:

We care deeply about your well-being and are committed to supporting you every step of the way. Here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• Protect and provide for your loved ones with peace of mind, knowing we have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• Craft a benefits package that suits your unique needs and aspirations with GrabFlex, because we believe in empowering you to thrive.
• Embrace the magic of new life and create lasting memories with your family through Maternity and Paternity Leave.
• Life can be overwhelming, but you're never alone. Our confidential Grabber Assistance Programme is here to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Your well-being is our priority. Benefit from our holistic well-being initiatives through Wellbeing@Grab, including health programmes, informative webinars, and vibrant carnivals.
• Achieve a harmonious work-life balance with our FlexWork arrangements, allowing you to adapt and thrive in your personal and professional life.

We’ve got many different benefits hyper localised in each country. Speak to your recruiter during your interview to find out more.

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. If you require accommodations to fully participate in the recruitment process, you are encouraged to include your request(s) when applying.

We deliver the greatest impact and ideas when we bring together diverse perspectives. It is what enables us to spread opportunities to Grabbers and our partners. It’s not a box-ticking exercise; it’s who we are.