Lead Software Engineer, Backend

Company Description About Grab and Our Workplace Grab 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 Get to know the team Join our engineering team at Grab where your work sits at the heart of how millions of people experience payments every day We re passionate about building and improving our Payments SDK which powers core capabilities like adding payment methods listing transactions and more You ll help shape features used by both consumers and partners and the impact of your work will be felt at massive scale We value strong technical thinking curiosity and people who bring new perspectives to one of Southeast Asia s most widely used apps Get to know the role We re looking for a Lead Software Engineer who can drive technical direction guide engineers and deliver reliable and scalable systems for Grab s payments ecosystem You ll take ownership of key problem areas influence architecture across services and partner closely with engineering product and design teams You will be reporting to an Engineering Manager Workplace Type Onsite at our Bangalore office What You Will Lead and Deliver Set technical direction for backend services and lead the design of high-impact systems that improve availability scalability latency and overall performance Write high-quality Go code and guide others toward strong engineering practices through consistent design and code reviews Drive architectural improvements across Payments partnering with engineers across teams to build systems that scale with growing demand Work closely with infrastructure teams to evolve service foundations improve observability and ensure smooth rollout of new capabilities Mentor engineers help them grow in technical depth and create a healthy collaborative engineering environment Collaborate with product and design teams to shape features validate assumptions and build reliable user-facing experiences Qualifications Bring 10 years of experience in a relevant field with payments domain experience Build robust backend systems including DBMS caches NoSQL and app servers You will use your proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java or Golang while applying strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals like data structures algorithms and operating systems You will demonstrate proactivity creativity and a keen ability to balance the needs of product engineering and business You will use your experience with distributed systems to build scalable and reliable solutions Add value with your experience in building consumer-facing products Contribute your knowledge of developing OLTP systems and performance Experience deploying code in AWS Azure or Google Cloud environments 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 life s challenges What we stand for at Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best As an equal opportunity employer we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality ethnicity religion age gender identity sexual orientation family commitments physical and mental impairments or disabilities and other attributes that make them unique LI-DNI