Intern, Data Engineer

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

Grab's Data Engineers work on one of Southeast Asia's largest data lakes, promoting growth. Our mission is "Data made Easy," providing a reliable, cost-effective platform for internal data operations and democratizing data across the company.

Get to Know the Role 

You will support the mission of the team by maintaining and extending the platform capabilities through implementation of new features. You will support platform users.

This is a paid internship role and is based onsite in Petaling Jaya. You will report to the Engineering Manager.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will maintain and extend the Python/Go backend for Grab's Airflow and Spark platform.
• You will modify and extend Python/Scala Spark applications and Airflow pipelines for better performance, reliability, and cost.
• You will design and implement architectural improvements for new use cases or efficiency.
• You will follow testing and SRE best practices to ensure system stability.

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Commit to a full-time internship (40 hours per week) in 6 months and work onsite at Grab office(s) in Malaysia.
• Undergraduate in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields with proficiency in Python, Go, or Scala.
• Familiarity with Airflow, Spark, relational databases (preferably MySQL), Kubernetes, and backend API implementation.
• Experience with AWS services (S3, EKS, IAM) and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the benefits we offer our Interns:

• Attractive Monthly Allowance!
• EPF (Employees Provident Fund) or SOCSO (Social Security Organization) where applicable.

• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.