Lead Software Engineer, Backend
Core
Develop frameworks, libraries, and primitives that power Grab's backend services and optimize the Software Development Lifecycle.
Role type
Lead Software Engineer (Backend Frameworks)
Builds
Microservices frameworks, resiliency libraries, and dependency management solutions for Grab backend engineers
Domain
Southeast Asia superapp, backend infrastructure, microservices
Required skills
Go, backend microservices, HTTP/gRPC, relational databases (MySQL), NoSQL databases (Redis), container orchestration (Kubernetes), service mesh (Istio), observability (DataDog, Kibana, Grafana), version control (Git), CI/CD (GitLab)
Preferred skills
AI-driven tool development, architectural decision making, technical roadmap planning
Technologies
Go, Kubernetes, Istio, DataDog, Kibana, Grafana, MySQL, Redis, Git, GitLab
Responsibilities
Identify and implement AI-driven tools to reduce engineering workload, develop frameworks and libraries in Go, contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps, mentor junior engineers, champion high code quality through code reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities