Grab is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to design, build, and maintain reliable services supporting its regional technology platform. The role typically requires strong experience with backend development, distributed systems, APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and software engineering best practices. Candidates should be proficient in languages such as Java, Go, Python, or similar, and understand scalability, performance, security, testing, and system reliability. The successful candidate is expected to take ownership of projects, collaborate effectively with product and engineering teams, mentor other engineers, troubleshoot complex production issues, and contribute to technical design and long-term platform improvements. Experience in high-traffic consumer technology, payments, mobility, delivery, or marketplace products is advantageous.
Grab is a Southeast Asian technology company headquartered in Singapore, operating across mobility, food delivery, package delivery, digital payments, financial services, and other everyday digital services. Its platform connects consumers, driver-partners, merchant-partners, and businesses in countries including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia. Indonesia is one of Grab’s largest and most important markets, with extensive operations in transport, food, logistics, and financial technology. The company employs multidisciplinary teams in engineering, product, operations, commercial development, data, and customer experience. Grab’s technology organization builds large-scale systems that support millions of users and partners, making it an attractive workplace for engineers interested in distributed platforms, marketplace technology, fintech, and real-world regional impact. Benefits, compensation, and working arrangements vary by country, team, and seniority.
Indonesia offers strong opportunities in software engineering, fintech, e-commerce, logistics, tourism, manufacturing, and shared services. Java, especially Jakarta and nearby areas, is the main business and technology hub, while Bali attracts remote workers, hospitality professionals, and international entrepreneurs. Sumatra supports energy, agriculture, and logistics industries; Batam has manufacturing and technology-related investment; and Sulawesi and eastern islands offer growing opportunities in resources, tourism, and infrastructure. Indonesian culture values community, hospitality, respect, and religious diversity. Lifestyle ranges from busy urban living to slower coastal or island communities, with generally affordable food and services outside central Jakarta. Foreign employees usually need employer sponsorship and an appropriate work and stay permit; remote work on a tourist visa is not legally equivalent to employment. Candidates should confirm current visa rules, taxation, health insurance, housing, transport, and local employment regulations before relocating.
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