Software Engineer Fullstack Intern - Transformer (Rolling Intake)

About Grab Malaysia

Grab Malaysia was initially a taxi-hailing service but now has evolved into a leading super app in Southeast Asia, offering a wide range of services including ride-sharing, food and package delivery, and online payments. It aims to drive economic empowerment and improve financial inclusion across the region through its diverse suite of services.

Your role

Get to know the team

On the Transformer team, you will be building up Grab’s very own infrastructure management platform. They are a diverse and collaborative team dedicated to building best-in-class automation tools that enhance the operation efficiency of every software engineer in Grab. The team thrives on using their creativity and problem-solving skills to build software that enables engineers to streamline day-to-day operations.

Get to know the role

As a Fullstack Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge software applications. You will have the opportunity to work across the stack on both the front end and back end, ensuring seamless integration and exceptional user experience. You will be collaborating with other engineers in cross-functional teams, and participate in the full software development lifecycle.

The day-to-day activities

• You will design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend services using Golang within a microservices architecture.
• You will design, develop, and maintain user-friendly front components using ReactJS within a micro-frontend architecture.
• You will collaborate with other engineers to establish and maintain best practices and take part in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• You will be troubleshooting, debugging, and optimizing code for performance and reliability.

Training & development

Join Grab Internship means you will get a perfect opportunity, which means an equal opportunity. You will be engaged in real projects guided by Grab's professional and skilled mentors. There will be a steep learning curve with a very fast-paced working rhythm where you will be able to learn new things every day. 

Benefits

In addition to the monthly allowance, interning at Grab will give you a lot of benefits. Here are some key points:

• Flexibility: Grab emphasizes a work culture that allows for flexibility, giving you the time to balance work with personal life, family, friends, or hobbies.
• Potential and Opportunity: The company focuses on unlocking your potential and matching it with opportunities to create impactful work.
• Community Service: You can participate in “LASA day” (Love All Serve All), where you can volunteer and help local communities.
• Learning and Growth: Grab is committed to fostering an environment of continuous learning and growth, encouraging interns to embrace new challenges.
• Diverse and Inclusive Culture: With a global presence, Grab offers a chance to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, making connections that last a lifetime

Career progression

Although there is no clear statement regarding the career level you may achieve after you complete this internship program, it's common for top interns to be considered for future hiring. In addition, working experience at Grab will certainly have a big impact on your career journey. 

Work-life balance

This technology-based company is known for its flexibility so the work-life balance will never be a problem when you work here. The flexible working hours will require 9 hours a day, with a 1-hour break for lunch (8 working hours effectively). Additionally, to make the work more fun, you can also access the office facilities such as the playground (where you can play games and sports like badminton, tennis, and even scuba diving!), play music, and feast with friends.

Company culture

At Grab, the teams know how to mix work and play. They're big on team-building events, outings, and celebrating wins. Whether grabbing a coffee together, having virtual hangouts, or enjoying a casual chat, connection is at the core of their day-to-day life.

About you

This opportunity is only for students who must be able to commit for at least 3 months or up to 6 months for an internship. To apply for this role, you must have the qualifications below:

• Solid Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language, such as Go, Scala, Java, C++, or others.
• Proficiency in building front-end applications using HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
• Experience with microservices architecture and a good understanding of distributed systems, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL).
• Strong knowledge of software development best practices, including version control (Git), unit testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative and diverse team.

How to apply

Please specify your internship durations on your resumes - failure to do so may affect your candidature.

Here’s what Grab's hiring process looks like:

• Online application
• Phone or video interview
• Assessment/technical competency interview
• Offering

Sources

We gather information on this page based on the sources below:

• grab.careers
• grab.careers/en/life-at-grab/its-all-life/
• grab.careers/en/why-join/