Lead Software Engineer, Backend
Grab (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 35–60 LPA
Posted on 25 Sept
Reach people at Grab
People at this company you can reach
Log in to see who works here
Create a free account or log in to see the people at Grab you could write to:
- Recruiters & HR
- People in this function
- Work addresses
Your match
Against your primary resume
Log in to see your match score
Create a free account or log in to unlock your CV match score across:
- Role fit
- Experience
- Industry relevance
Protocol Intelligence
How competitive this role is
Competition
Background fit
Strictness
Log in to see why each signal reads the way it does.
Job description
Structured overview of role & requirements
About This Role
- Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for loan products impacting millions of users, focusing on scalability and reliability.
- Lead technical improvements to enhance system performance and efficiency across the team, including code reviews and backend architecture design.
- Collaborate with product, business, SRE, and DevOps teams, participate in on-call rotation, and lead projects to ensure successful delivery and smooth operations.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 10 years relevant work experience with lending domain expertise.
- Proficient in Golang and strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, OS).
- Experience building backend systems with DBMS, NoSQL, caches, web/app servers, and developing OLTP systems.
- Role requires onsite work at Singapore office; experience deploying code in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in designing and operating scalable, consumer-facing distributed backend systems for loan or financial products.
- Demonstrates strong leadership in driving technical improvements and cross-functional collaboration.
- Practiced in backend system architecture, performance optimization, and balancing product, engineering, and business needs.