Lead Backend Engineer, Innovation

Get to Know the Team

Come join the GTS Innovation team - we work on a diverse set of consumer problems and build sustainable solutions to provide meaningful outcomes for GTS and for Grabbers. Our focus is on creating specialized AI-driven products and tools that address specific business needs across Corporate teams at Grab. We are looking for passionate developers who not only have the necessary skills but also offer more to become part of our team. You will collaborate with the product business and program management teams to ensure delivery of your work.

Get to Know the Role

You will lead the design development and maintenance of our corporate systems driving technological advancements and setting the standard for engineering excellence. You will be reporting to Principal Enterprise Architect - Automation and Integration.

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

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will architect and design scalable AI-driven products and tools
• You will collaborate with teams to define technical strategies and feature specifications
• You will make high-level design decisions and establish technical standards for software development
• You will optimize system performance reliability and efficiency across the product ecosystem
• You will provide technical guidance and code reviews to ensure best practices are followed
• You will partner with DevOps teams to enhance system scalability and operational efficiency
• You will stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation within the team

Qualifications :

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• You have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or a related field
• You have at least 8 years of software engineering experience with 5 years focused on designing and building scalable systems
• You have foundation in data structures algorithms operating systems and networking
• You have proficiency in at least one backend programming language preferably Golang
• You have experience with backend systems including databases caching NoSQL and application servers
• You have experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
• You have experience with cloud services OLTP systems and consumer-facing products
• You have experience with microservices architecture and RESTful API design
• You have familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• You have demonstrated leadership in driving technical decisions and defining engineering standards

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 lifes challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and lifes 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 provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality ethnicity race religion age gender family commitments physical and mental impairments or disabilities and other attributes that make them unique.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time