Principal Software Engineer, Fullstack

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

Welcome to Dev-AI at Grab, where you'll transform developer productivity with AI tools. We are dedicated to enhancing the daily work of Grab engineers by implementing cutting-edge technology. We create in-house solutions and integrate third-party technologies to improve application development, testing, and automation. Our goal is to accelerate and improve the productivity of engineers across Grab.

Get to Know the Role

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will collaborate with diverse teams to create AI tools that refine the engineering process. You will identify areas within the Software Development Lifecycle that can be optimized with AI assistance. Your role as a technical leader will involve defining, planning, and executing impactful AI initiatives across multiple teams. You'll need to recognize improvements and coordinating efforts to ensure scalability and coherence with Grab's objectives.

You will work onsite at Grab Singapore's office located at One-north.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will identify and implement AI-driven solutions to reduce workload and improve efficiency for Grab engineers.
• You will manage the planning and execution of complex AI projects, ensuring understanding of company goals.
• You will write code and implement plans that integrate AI tools into existing workflows to enhance productivity.
• You will coordinate efforts across teams to deploy scalable AI solutions.
• You will mentor and guide less experienced engineers, promoting a culture of learning and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• You have over 8 years of software development experience and a history of delivering successful solutions across teams.
• Experience with server-side programming languages like Go and frontend technology frameworks like React
• You possess practical experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), compute technologies (e.g., Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
• You excel in problem-solving and have a keen eye for detail.
• You balance technical tasks with leadership duties, providing mentorship while writing code and planning executions.
• You have the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and drive projects from start to finish across teams.
• Experience communicating updates and resolutions to stakeholders effectively across different teams.
• You excel in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, prioritising high-quality outcomes.

Additional Information

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 enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.