Software Engineer Backend Finid

Role summary

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The Backend Software Engineer, FinID role is expected to design, build, test, and maintain reliable backend services supporting Grab’s financial or identity-related products in Indonesia. Requirements typically include a degree in computer science or a related field, professional experience with backend development, and strong skills in languages such as Java, Go, Python, or similar. Candidates should understand APIs, databases, distributed systems, cloud services, security, and software testing. Grab will expect ownership of production systems, effective troubleshooting, clear communication, collaboration with product and engineering teams, and a focus on scalability, performance, and customer impact.

About the employer

Grab is a Southeast Asian technology company founded in Malaysia and headquartered in Singapore. It operates a superapp offering ride-hailing, food and parcel delivery, digital payments, financial services, and other everyday services across countries including Indonesia. Indonesia is one of Grab’s largest and most important markets, with extensive operations in major cities and a large network of drivers, merchants, consumers, and business partners. The company employs engineers, product specialists, operations teams, commercial professionals, and support staff across the region. Grab’s technology organization works on high-volume platforms involving mobility, logistics, payments, fraud prevention, financial inclusion, and data. Its culture generally emphasizes customer focus, entrepreneurial ownership, collaboration, measurable impact, and solving complex problems at regional scale.