Software Engineer, Backend

Location: Petaling Jaya, my

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

Your TeamGet to Know the Team

Come join the team that literally serves Grab - Grab's Sentry team. . You will be reporting to Engineering Manager II. The systems we oversee process billions of network messages for Grab's consumers every day, without fail. We work with the infrastructure, security, and product teams, and are looking for experienced engineers to join our platform team!

Get to Know the Role

You specialize in building, operating and maintaining leading technology solutions that work 24x7 reliably. Built on world-class technology stacks, the software you develop brings our unique on-demand services experience to South-East Asia every day — be it transport, payments, food, or "the awesome things to come". Millions of people depend on the stability and efficiency your solutions provide, which is demanding regarding design and quality but also rewarding.

This role is onsite based in our Petaling Jaya, Malaysia office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will build and own Grab's Secrets Management Platform which serves hundreds of backend services that run Grab behind the scene.
• You will work at Grab's Malaysia R&D Center, integrated with software engineering and product teams to help build rock-solid and secure solutions with the right interface, technology and practices.
• You will be at home in a HA cloud environment and build scalable, zero-downtime solutions.
• You will independently drive projects across teams end to end, from inception to rollout.
• You will find and troubleshoot issues in Grab's infrastructure and codebase.
• You will implement quality solutions and maintain the high bar of standards for code reviews and deployment processes.
• You will mentor peers and promote development and best practices while achieving excellent user experience.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• You have 2 years of experience in a backend development
• Expert in at least one of C, C++, Go, C#, Java, Python
• Knowledge in AWS
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts
• Knowledge in building systems
• Understand common patterns and algorithms to navigate different code bases for debugging and troubleshooting

Your Advantage

• Familiarly with HashiCorp Vault or similar secret management systems
• Understanding of multiple networking protocols
• Understanding of distributed system algorithms and protocols
• Knowledge in building monitoring and alerting systems
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and large-scale Docker / Kubernetes deployments

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.

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.