Lead Software Engineer, Backend

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

The Payment Experience Team at Grab seeks to create a seamless and unified payment experience across our multiple applications. We are a diverse team that utilizes a variety of coding languages to develop and maintain various apps, aimed at providing an excellent and consistent payment experience for our users.

Get to Know the Role

We are seeking an experienced and experienced Lead Software Engineer to join our innovative team. In this pivotal role, you will lead the development of cutting-edge financial solutions, driving and fostering a collaborative environment. The role is an Individual Contributor role and reports directly to the Senior Engineering Manager.

You will be based in Singapore.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Establish best practices for development and ensure adherence to coding standards
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot critical issues
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment
• Contribute to technical decision-making and long-term strategy for mobile development

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of backend development experience
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role
• Strong proficiency in backend development with Go (Golang)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), compute technologies (e.g., Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and deliver projects end-to-end across teams
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities—mentoring others while still writing code and driving execution plans
• Strong communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholders effectively across teams
• Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments and consistently delivers high-quality outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with payments
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Fluent with AI tools like Cursor

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.
• 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.