Job Description

Company DescriptionAbout Grab and Our WorkplaceGrab 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 TeamThe Applied AI Team is dedicated to building top-tier solutions that use GPT to enhance automation and operational efficiency for software engineers within Grab. We aim to maximize the power of GPT to develop modern tools and frameworks that allow our software engineers to refine their workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and focus on high-value activities.Get to know the RoleReporting to the Engineering Manager, you will solve interesting problems by collaborating with other Engineers, UI Designers, and Data teams. Additionally, you will adopt software engineering best practices for larger teams, including code reviews, ample use of static analysis, feature-flagging, and semantic versioning of internal APIs.This is an onsite role and our office is based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will design and write with Go, Python language to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Grab\'s services.
• You will collaborate with the engineering team to explore and create new designs/architectures geared towards scale and performance.
• You will support the debugging and modification of complex, production software.
• You will be involved in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards.
• You will participate in service capacity and demand planning, software performance analysis, tuning, and optimization.
• You will collaborate with the infrastructure team and Data Tech team in building and scaling backend services and performing root cause analysis investigations.

QualificationsWhat Essential Skills You Will Need

• At least 4 years of experience as a software engineer writing production code.
• Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures
• Experience in at least one backend language like Go, Python, Scala, Java, C++, or others is required. You can be a good coder in any language but must be willing to work on Golang
• Proficiency in building microservices architecture and understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and message queuing systems.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL).
• Knowledge of software development best practices, including version control (Git), unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

Additional InformationLife at GrabWe 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 GrabWe are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

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