Senior Software Engineer Mobile Android

Role summary

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Grab is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Android mobile development in Indonesia. The role typically requires strong experience with Kotlin and Android SDK, modern mobile architecture, API integration, testing, debugging, performance optimization, and software development best practices. Candidates should be comfortable working with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and other cross-functional teams. Experience delivering reliable, scalable consumer applications is expected, along with familiarity with CI/CD, version control, code reviews, and agile development. The successful candidate will take ownership of technical solutions, mentor less experienced engineers, contribute to architectural decisions, and help improve Grab’s mobile products for millions of users.

About the employer

Grab is a Southeast Asian technology company headquartered in Singapore, operating across mobility, food delivery, parcel delivery, digital payments, and financial services. Its platform serves consumers, driver-partners, merchant-partners, and businesses across countries including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. In Indonesia, Grab is one of the region’s largest consumer technology businesses, offering services such as ride-hailing, GrabFood, GrabExpress, digital wallets, and financial products. The company employs engineers, product specialists, operations teams, commercial staff, and support functions in a fast-moving, highly collaborative environment. Technology teams work on large-scale systems, mobile applications, data platforms, payments, mapping, safety, and marketplace optimization. Grab generally values customer focus, ownership, teamwork, experimentation, and solving complex problems at regional scale.

Working in Indonesia

Indonesia offers diverse opportunities in technology, finance, tourism, logistics, education, manufacturing, and digital commerce. Jakarta, on Java, is the main business and technology hub, while Bandung and Yogyakarta have strong university and startup communities. Bali attracts international workers through tourism, hospitality, creative industries, and remote-work networks, although living costs in popular areas can be high. Surabaya is an important commercial and industrial center, while Batam supports manufacturing and regional trade. Indonesian culture emphasizes hospitality, family, community, and religious diversity. Lifestyle varies from busy urban living to relaxed coastal or island communities, with excellent food and outdoor activities throughout the country. Foreign employees generally need an employer-sponsored work and stay permit; working on a tourist visa is not permitted. Relocation usually involves employer support, health insurance, housing planning, and learning basic Indonesian. Traffic, humidity, and local administrative procedures should also be considered.