Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Fulfillment
Core
Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services powering Grab's platform to process hundreds of millions of daily requests, optimizing driver-partner efficiency and order fulfillment across Southeast Asia.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Golang)
Builds
High-throughput, real-time distributed systems and scalable backend services for Grab's marketplace.
Domain
Southeast Asia superapp / Ride-hailing & Food delivery / Distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Golang, backend architecture, relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle), SDLC/Agile, Git, security best practices, performance tuning, root cause analysis
Preferred skills
Experience with coding agents and AI tools for development acceleration
Technologies
Golang, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Git
Responsibilities
Design and write high-performance backend services in Golang; contribute to service capacity and demand planning; participate in code and design reviews; explore and create new designs/architectures geared towards scale; work with infrastructure team on scaling services and root cause analysis.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities