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

Data Engineering manages the code, pipelines, and infrastructure that extract, process, and prepare every piece of data generated or consumed by Grab's systems. We are a diverse team of software engineers that not only works to solve a variety of data-related problems faced by teams across Grab but also acts as a bridge connecting everyone through data. This ensures we can introduce or develop the latest and best technologies to secure our ongoing success.

Get to Know the Role

We are looking for individuals with experience working within distributed environments to join our big data engineering group. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager and be based onsite in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. You will automate multiple big data flows, performance engineering, and building the internal big data pipeline platform to maintain the quality of our critical our data. We offer the opportunity to work with a world-class engineering team managing petabytes of data in Southeast Asia.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Design and implement scalable and maintainable RESTful API services.
• Architect efficient backend services for the data platform.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues within the big data platform.
• Define operating procedures, service monitors, and alerts, and collaborate with the infrastructure team for implementation.
• Establish plans, and provide technical consultation in the design, and testing efforts of complex engineering projects.
• Recreate complex customer and production-reported issues to determine cause and verify fixes.

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• 5 plus years of work experience.
• Proficient programming skills in any of the following languages: Python, Golang, Scala, Java, with a solid foundation in system design.
• Hands-on experience deploying applications to production (e.g., databases, REST APIs).
• Familiarity with the modern big data ecosystem, such as Kubernetes (K8s), Spark, Trino, Airflow, Kafka.
• Basic knowledge of at least one modern JavaScript framework: React, Vue.js, Angular.
• Proficient knowledge of relational databases and SQL.

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.