Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack - Lending

Company Description

About Grab and our workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading Superapp. We are dedicated to improving the lives of millions of users across the region by providing them everyday services such as deliveries, mobility, financial services, enterprise services and others. More than that, we provide the opportunity for them to have a better life. And that aspiration starts inside Grab because we believe in a seamless blend of work and home life, making every aspect of life better for all.

Guided by The Grab Way, which spells out our mission, how we believe we can achieve it, and our operating principles—the 4Hs: Heart, Hunger, Honour and Humility—we work to create economic empowerment for the people of Southeast Asia. With our unwavering commitment to our values, we believe that we're more than a service provider; we're agents of positive change.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

The Lending team is responsible for building safe, secure and versatile loan products for all user segments. We own a range of platform primitive components such as, but not limited to, Loan Management System, Repayments Engine and Product Flow Orchestator to name a few. We take pride in building distributed systems that have a real impact on the lives of millions of users in our endeavour to out-serve the underserved population. Theories like Idempotency, CAP theorem, Distributed Consensus are more than just theoretical terms for us and have real bearings on the systems we build.

Get to Know the Role

We are looking for a skilled Full Stack Engineer to join our Lending Team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality features for critical services that drive end-to-end user journeys across various products within the Grab lending ecosystem. You will work closely with product, business, and program management teams to ensure timely and effective delivery of your projects.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Deliver and maintain high-quality, bug-free code for assigned tasks, ensuring robust and reliable functionality.
• Ensure the reliability and performance of services supporting key functions within the lending ecosystem.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance and optimize the tech stack, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our systems.
• Continuously improve and refactor existing systems to meet current and future demands, ensuring scalability and performance.
• Implement best practices in both frontend and backend development, focusing on scalability, efficiency, and security.
• Participate actively in a team environment that values knowledge-sharing and code reviews, ensuring the timely completion of all assigned code and design reviews.
• Support the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps teams in setting up and maintaining hardware and microservices infrastructure.
• Engage in the team on-call rotation to support operational excellence and address any critical issues that arise.

Qualifications

The Must-Haves:

• Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Good Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures.
• Experience shipping products(like web applications or backend services, or etc) to production.
• Proficient with at least one language commonly used for backend services development (Go, C++, C, C#, Java, javascript, Python etc.), but willing to work on Golang. ​​Proficiency in Golang will be a strong advantage.
• Deep understanding of the JavaScript programming language, familiar with various UI components and UI development, and have deep understanding of the Javascript language.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English, and strong willingness to communicate and coordinate with others from different culture and language backgrounds.
• Self-motivated, fast learner, and great team player.
• Willing to learn new technologies.

The Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience in developing and maintaining large scale micro-services.
• Proficient understanding of the HTTP protocol.
• Experience with backend Development.
• Experience with mysql database.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and experience with developing and deploying services on the cloud.

Additional Information

Benefits at Grab:

We care deeply about your well-being and are committed to supporting you every step of the way. Here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• Protect and provide for your loved ones with peace of mind, knowing we have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• Craft a benefits package that suits your unique needs and aspirations with GrabFlex, because we believe in empowering you to thrive.
• Embrace the magic of new life and create lasting memories with your family through Maternity and Paternity Leave.
• Life can be overwhelming, but you're never alone. Our confidential Grabber Assistance Programme is here to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Your well-being is our priority. Benefit from our holistic well-being initiatives through Wellbeing@Grab, including health programmes, informative webinars, and vibrant carnivals.
• Achieve a harmonious work-life balance with our FlexWork arrangements, allowing you to adapt and thrive in your personal and professional life.

We’ve got many different benefits hyper localised in each country. Speak to your recruiter during your interview to find out more.

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. If you require accommodations to fully participate in the recruitment process, you are encouraged to include your request(s) when applying.

We deliver the greatest impact and ideas when we bring together diverse perspectives. It is what enables us to spread opportunities to Grabbers and our partners. It’s not a box-ticking exercise; it’s who we are.