Principal Software Engineer, Backend
Core
Building in-house AI tools and solutions to enhance developer productivity, streamline the Software Development Lifecycle, and automate engineering workflows across Grab.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer, Backend (AI/DevTools)
Builds
AI-driven productivity tools, automation solutions, and integrated workflows for Grab engineers.
Domain
Developer Experience (DevEx), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go, server-side programming, cloud providers (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, technical leadership, project planning, cross-team coordination, mentoring
Preferred skills
experience delivering successful solutions across teams, ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, thriving in dynamic environments
Technologies
Go, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Identify and implement AI-driven solutions to reduce workload and improve efficiency, manage planning and execution of complex AI projects, write code to integrate AI tools into existing workflows, coordinate efforts across teams to deploy scalable AI solutions, mentor and guide less experienced engineers
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with leadership duties