Lead Software Engineer, Backend - Business PlatformFull-timeCompany 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.Job DescriptionGet to know the TeamThe Business Platform team at Grab focuses on empowering a diverse range of Southeast Asian merchants—from local street stalls to international franchises—by providing them with professional tools via the GrabMerchant Super App and Portal. By leveraging data from billions of monthly transactions, the team delivers insights and innovative features that enhance efficiency and customer engagement, effectively leveling the playing field for smaller businesses. Operating as a distributed team across Indonesia and Singapore, they prioritize stability and quality to directly impact merchant profitability and ensure that business owners can focus on their core operations.Get to know the roleWe are seeking talented & passionate Engineers to join our team, you will have opportunities to work on multiple backend services as well as participating in merchant immersions, talking directly to the end-users, identifying their challenges and how we can help them in their work life. It is very important that our team members to identify problems, and have the right mindset and skill sets to solve them.The Day-to-Day ActivitiesEnd-to-End System Ownership:Independently designs, builds, and operates high-quality software systems, ensuring they are secure, reliable, maintainable, and rigorously tested.Architectural & Operational Excellence:Applies advanced architectural patterns and infrastructure best practices, while maintaining accountability for post-deployment monitoring and system health.Strategic Stakeholder Partnership:Collaborates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, actively contributing to the entire product lifecycle from initial design to final rollout.Process Optimization:Proactively identifies and implements improvements to team workflows and engineering processes to enhance overall efficiency and delivery.Mentorship & Team Growth:Acts as a senior leader by mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team.QualificationsWhat Essential Skills You Will Need8+ yearsof professional software engineering experience, with strong hands-on proficiency inPythonand/orGo.Deep expertise in designing, building, and maintainingdistributed backend architectures and microservices.Proven track record with core backend infrastructure, including relational and NoSQL databases, caching layers (e.g., Redis), and message brokers/event streaming (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).Strong expertise inRESTful API design, contract management, and service-to-service communication (e.g., gRPC).Solid foundation insystem design, high-availability architecture, and performance optimizationat scale.Practical experience deploying and managing services on modern cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), adhering to CI/CD and DevOps best practices.Proactive learner with strong ownership, keeping pace with emerging backend patterns and AI technologies.Hands-on experience buildingGenerative AI applications or AI Agent workflowsusing frameworks such asLangChain, LangGraph, or LlamaIndex.Practical knowledge ofRAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelinesand vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Qdrant, pgvector).Additional InformationLife at GrabWe care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:We have your back withTerm Life Insuranceand comprehensiveMedical Insurance.WithGrabFlex,create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones throughParentalandBirthday leave, and give back to your communities throughLove-all-Serve-all (LASA)volunteering leaveWe have a confidentialGrabber Assistance Programmeto guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hoursWhat 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. 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