Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Details of the offer

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 DescriptionGet to Know the Team
We manage the development of the search platform, which supports all keyword search and recommendation scenarios for Grab's food and mart channels. In addition to the backend development of the platform, our team also participates in the design of recall and ranking strategies to improve search performance.
Get to Know the Role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our food search team, reporting to the Software Engineering Manager. You will oversee the maintenance, design, and optimization of our distributed search platform, conduct requirement analysis, and manage product team interactions to support search business applications. You will also track quality, optimize performance, and develop search and ranking strategies for multiple scenarios, contributing to continuous improvement.
This role is onsite based in our Petaling Jaya, Malaysia office.
The Critical Tasks You Will Perform
You will improve the distributed search platform for Grab's food and mart channels.
You will work with product teams for requirement analysis and interface design to support search business applications.
You will participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
You will design search and ranking strategies with data scientists and product managers.
You will propose and implement new features, algorithms, and architectures for platform enhancement.
You will investigate and resolve production issues to ensure minimal downtime and user impact.
QualificationsWhat Essential Skills You Will Need
We're looking for someone with at least 4 years of work experience in maintaining, designing, and optimizing distributed search or related systems.
You will understand developing search/recommendation and ranking strategies for different usage scenarios.
You are well-versed in programming skills in one or more languages relevant to search platform development (e.g., Go). Familiarity with search engine technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, Lucene) and their application in a distributed environment.
You understand building microservices architecture and have a good grasp of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and message queuing systems. Your knowledge in these areas will develop our back-end services.
Additional InformationLife at Grab
We care about your well-being at Grab; here are some of the global benefits we offer:
We have your back withTerm Life Insuranceand comprehensiveMedical Insurance.
WithGrabFlex,create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones throughParentalandBirthday leave , and give back to your communities throughLove-all-Serve-all (LASA)volunteering leave.
We have a confidentialGrabber Assistance Programmeto 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr


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