Ho Chi Minh City or Kuala Lumpur On-site Employment

Grab is hiring a Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

Grab is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join either the Clickstream Intelligence Platform (Scribe) or Customer Data Platform (CDP) team. You will design and improve data pipelines and build scalable platform capabilities for user data and insights, contributing to Grab's mission of driving Southeast Asia forward.

What You'll Do

  • Design and improve clickstream data pipelines—from event ingestion to insight delivery—and contribute to services and tools for understanding user behavior.
  • Build scalable platform capabilities for user data onboarding, online serving, and real-time data pipelines and architecture.

What We're Looking For

  • An undergraduate degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • A minimum of 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
  • Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Go, or Scala.
  • Experience developing large-scale backend or data systems, with a good understanding of technical trade-offs and evaluations needed to enable high-load, low-latency systems while maintaining reliability and cost efficiency.
  • Experience developing backend distributed systems, APIs, services, and working with OLTP databases.
  • Good English communication skills, with prior work experience in regional and global environments.

Nice to Have

  • Experience engaging with AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, improve workflows, and contribute new ideas.
  • Experience with data processing technologies such as Apache Flink (for real-time processing) and Apache Spark (for batch processing).
  • Experience with AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
  • Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab.
  • Experience building customer data platforms, clickstream platforms, or marketing and ads systems.

Technical Stack

  • Languages: Python, Go, Scala
  • Data Processing: Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark
  • Platform Tools: Event gateways, Schema validation tools, Instrumentation testing frameworks

Team & Environment

You will report to an Engineering Manager in Singapore.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Term Life Insurance
  • Comprehensive Medical Insurance
  • GrabFlex benefits package
  • Parental and Birthday leave
  • Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
  • Confidential Grabber Assistance Programme
  • FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

Work Mode

This is an onsite role located in HCMC, Vietnam or Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Grab is committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We believe purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence.

Required Skills
PythonGoScalaKafkaApache FlinkApache SparkEvent gatewaysSchema validation toolsInstrumentation testing frameworksDistributed SystemsAPI DevelopmentOLTP DatabasesSystem ReliabilityCost Efficiency
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Southeast Asia's leading superapp providing services like food delivery, transportation, and financial management using technology and AI to economically empower everyone.

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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category backend
Posted 14 days ago