GRAB

Software Engineer, Backend

HCMC, Vietnam · On-site · Full-time

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EmployerGRAB
LocationHCMC, Vietnam
Work styleOn-site
Employment typeFull-time
Employer posted2 months ago

Get to Know the Team

Join the team that serves the very core of Grab — the Sentry team. Our systems handle billions of network messages daily for Grab's users, while our service orchestration and discovery platforms ensure the reliability of hundreds of Grab services. Collaborating with infrastructure, security, and product teams, we are looking for experienced engineers to strengthen our platform team.

Get to Know the Role

As part of our team, you will build high-performing solutions that Just Work. Your work will provide the stability and efficiency necessary for millions of daily users. This role is based in Vietnam and hybrid. You will report directly to Engineering Manager, who is based in Singapore.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

You will operate in a multi-cloud environment, designing scalable, zero-downtime network traffic routing and analytics solutions for Grab's "public edge."
You will improve and shape new design architectures with a focus on scalability and performance.
You will collaborate with our infrastructure team to build back-end services. Your joint efforts will be evaluated based on the scalability of the back-end services built and their support for our diverse range of products.
You will be responsible for designing, building, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale systems.
You will debug and make necessary modifications to our production software which caters to millions of users across Southeast Asia.

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What Essential Skills You Will Need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
You need to have solid software engineering and coding skills. Specifically, we're looking for you to have at least 2 years of experience in a backend language Go, Scala, Java or C++.
You understand building microservices architecture and have a good grasp of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and message queuing systems to develop our back-end services.
Experience with relational databases, such as MySQL, is important.
You have knowledge of software development best practices including version control (specifically Git), unit testing, and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, and the internet.
Experience deploying code in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments

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 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.

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