Senior Software Engineer, Business Applications
Get to Know the Team
At Grabber Technology Solutions (GTS), we revolutionise the technology experience for every Grabber. Our mission is to empower our team with seamless and solutions that enhance their daily work. We are a diverse group of forward-thinkers committed to creating personalised IT experiences. If you're passionate about customer-centric innovation and on technology at Grab, come join us and help shape the future of technology!
Get to Know the Role
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, Business Applications, the Senior Engineer will contribute to the development of AI-first enterprise applications and internal platforms. You will own features and clearly defined technical outcomes from design through production, while helping the team build secure, reliable and observable systems. You will work with the Product Manager, other engineers and business stakeholders, guide junior engineers through feedback and code reviews, and use data and user feedback to improve solutions and delivery practices. You will be reporting to Head, EUC and IT Governance.
This role is onsite based in our Petaling Jaya, Malaysia office.
The Critical Tasks You Will Perform:
- You will design, build and maintain production features, services, integrations and workflow automations for internal enterprise applications.
- You will manage, making sound trade-offs across quality, maintainability, security, reliability, cost and delivery speed.
- You will contribute to reusable foundations for agentic applications, including APIs, data access, identity, permissions, auditability, human escalation and operational guardrails.
- You will apply automated testing, evaluation, observability, security controls and production monitoring throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
- You will prototype and rapidly iterate on solutions using data, user feedback and minimum viable implementations, then harden successful approaches for production.
- You will review code and technical designs, provide constructive feedback, share knowledge and guide junior engineers toward stronger engineering practices.
- You will support production delivery and incident investigation, communicate blockers early, document learnings and drive continuous improvement.
What Essential Skills You Will Need
- You have 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent evidence of operating at senior individual contributor scope.
- You have experience using agentic engineering tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex, and applying emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and product delivery.
- You understand APIs, databases, software design fundamentals, system dependencies and common trade-offs in enterprise applications.
- You have experience writing automated tests, improving observability, investigating production issues and applying secure software practices.
- You can own a scoped project or technical outcome, resolve challenges, communicate blockers and deliver agreed results.
- You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders and collaborate across Product, Engineering and business teams.
Nice to haves skills
- Experience building internal enterprise applications, business platforms, service management solutions or workflow automation.
- Experience with AI-enabled or agentic applications, evaluation practices, tool integrations or responsible automation.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers, leading technical discussions or contributing to engineering standards and reusable practices.
- Experience working with distributed teams or delivering software used across multiple countries or business functions.
About Grab and Our Workplace
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.
Life at Grab
We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:
- We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
- With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
- Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
- We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to 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.
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For over a decade, Grab has seamlessly connected Malaysian people to a range of services—food, groceries, rides, and more. Take a tour and get to know this one-stop destination for making life more convenient for the local community.
Meet the Engineering team
From software developers to security specialists, our people thrive on experimenting with fresh ideas and implementing them for users. Solve real-world problems, find purpose in your work and work across borders to help drive Southeast Asia forward.
Engineering at Grab is synonymous with holding yourself accountable for impacting the lives of millions of partners, be it drivers, passengers or merchants. Every line of code can have a big positive or negative impact on our consumers, which is why every little change requires thorough thought processes and a deep understanding of systems and scale.
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Learning within the Engineering team never stops, especially with the sponsored learning resources. You need to stay curious and be willing to take ownership to join and succeed in the team.
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Everybody at Grab understands the necessity of balance. We all believe that what we’re doing here is important, we’re genuinely changing people’s lives for the better, but we also understand that this shouldn’t come at the cost of your personal life.
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The Application Process
What can you expect when you apply for a role at Grab? Here’s what our hiring process looks like.
Step 1: Apply.
We have a range of open roles from Marketing to Engineering and everything in between. Find the one that’s best for you and show us why you’re our next teammate.
Step 2: Getting to know you.
Next, you’ll have a video or phone interview with one of our recruiters to chat about you, the role, and your past work experiences.
Step 3: Testing, testing… 123.
Some roles might require assessments and/or a technical competency interview. For other roles, there might be an additional interview – speak with your recruiter for application details.
Step 4: Is it a culture match?
Finally, we’ll find out how we fit together, if your career vision aligns with our mission, how you embody the 4 H's, and your working style and personality.
