Senior Backend Engineer, FundsCore Reconciliation at Grab

Role overview

Grab FundsCore seeks a senior backend engineer for payment-platform services and data pipelines that reconcile transactions with financial partners. The role combines fintech delivery, system reliability and operational ownership.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining one of our Payments Core ( FundsCore ) platforms which includes complex backend systems and data pipelines to meet both functional and non-functional requirements.
• You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager based in Singapore and work onsite at Grab Vietnam office at Ho Chi Minh City.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable software applications that meet business and non-functional requirements
• Write clean, efficient, testable, and maintainable code to solve challenging problems in the Fintech domain
• Collaborate with teams to define, design, and deliver new features
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues, providing fixes and implementing long-term sustainable solutions
• Contribute to architectural decisions and the technical direction of projects
• Ensure system reliability and availability through strong observability practices and drive continuous improvements in Operational Excellence; participate in On-Call rotations is mandatory
• Provide DevOps support to the team to ensure system health and performance
• Mentor junior engineers and interns, encouraging a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Stay current with latest industry trends and technologies; leverage Generative AI tools to enhance productivity and improve system capabilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering , or a related field
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures
• 5+ years of software development experience with proficiency in one or more major programming languages such as Golang (preferred), Java, or demonstrated ability to quickly acquire necessary skills
• Proficient in English (both spoken and written)
• Experience employing AI tools to improve project delivery
• Understanding of clean architecture principles, data-driven application design, and large-scale data processing
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems utilizing DBMS, caching solutions, NoSQL databases, and application servers (RESTful and gRPC) while ensuring data consistency
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) , and DevOps practices
• Operational and compliance excellence with the ability to implement solutions that meet requirements for Observability, SLAs, Security, Data Governance, and Regulatory compliance
• Ability to write efficient, extensible, and thoroughly tested code for complex projects, selecting appropriate abstractions that follow SOLID principles
• Ability to write design documents and maintain up-to-date documentation (e.g., runbooks)
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Maven, GitLab

Technology in this role

• Java: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering , or a related field Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures 5+ years of software development experience with proficiency in one or more major programming languages such as Golang (preferred), .
• AWS: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering , or a related field Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures 5+ years of software development experience with proficiency in one or more major programming languages such as Golang (preferred), .
• Golang: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering , or a related field Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures 5+ years of software development experience with proficiency in one or more major programming languages such as Golang (preferred), .
• Jenkins: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering , or a related field Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures 5+ years of software development experience with proficiency in one or more major programming languages such as Golang (preferred), .
• CI/CD: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering , or a related field Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures 5+ years of software development experience with proficiency in one or more major programming languages such as Golang (preferred), .
• gRPC: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering , or a related field Strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures 5+ years of software development experience with proficiency in one or more major programming languages such as Golang (preferred), .

Benefits

• 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
• We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

About Grab

Grab operates digital services across Southeast Asia. This opening belongs to its engineering organisation in Vietnam.

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