Senior Data Scientist

Role summary

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Grab is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Indonesia to use advanced analytics, statistical modeling, experimentation, and machine learning to solve business and customer problems. Typical requirements include a degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or a related field; several years of professional data science experience; strong Python or similar programming skills; proficiency with SQL and data analysis tools; and practical knowledge of machine-learning techniques. The successful candidate is expected to work with product, engineering, and business teams, translate ambiguous questions into measurable solutions, communicate findings clearly, and help deliver models or insights that improve Grab’s products, operations, and marketplace. Experience with large-scale data, experimentation, and production machine learning is likely advantageous.

About the employer

Grab is a Southeast Asian technology company headquartered in Singapore, operating across mobility, food delivery, package delivery, digital payments, financial services, and other everyday services. Its platform connects consumers, driver-partners, merchant-partners, and businesses in multiple countries, including Indonesia. Grab uses technology, data, and local market knowledge to make transportation, commerce, and financial products more accessible. Indonesia is one of its most important markets, with services available in many major cities and a large network of drivers and merchants. Employees typically work in cross-functional, fast-moving teams and address complex problems involving marketplace dynamics, customer experience, safety, pricing, fraud, logistics, and financial inclusion. The company’s culture generally emphasizes ownership, collaboration, customer focus, experimentation, and measurable impact. Benefits, compensation, and working arrangements vary by role, level, and employment location.

Working in Indonesia

Indonesia offers strong opportunities in technology, data science, fintech, e-commerce, logistics, tourism, manufacturing, and renewable energy. Jakarta, on Java, is the main corporate and technology hub, while Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Bali, and Batam also have active professional communities. Java provides the widest employment choices and transport links; Bali is attractive for lifestyle and international networks but can be expensive and more tourism-focused. Indonesian culture values hospitality, community, respect for seniority, and religious diversity. Daily life ranges from dense urban living to quieter coastal and island communities, with varied food, tropical weather, and generally affordable services outside central Jakarta and Bali. Foreign employees normally need employer sponsorship and an appropriate work and stay permit; working on a tourist visa is not permitted. Confirm current rules with the employer and Indonesian immigration authorities. Relocation planning should include housing, healthcare, insurance, taxation, local transport, and learning basic Bahasa Indonesia.