Senior Software Engineer in Test

Job description

Get to know our Team Join the FundsCore platform team at Grab - a dynamic and fast-paced team building a reliable platform to address challenging problems in the Payments domain. We are a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, product managers, business, and operations who innovate and collaborate to solve some of the most challenging problems - enabling reliable reconciliation with many financial partners and offering accurate and timely settlement to many merchants. This role prefers you have exceptional quick-learning skills. Get to Know the Role You will be responsible for owning test strategy planning, priorisation, execution, maintenance, and promoting automation and best practice in testing to ensure high product quality in FundsCore platforms. You will be participating in our full software development life cycle, including contributions to our product or system design. And as a Software Engineer in Test (SET), you are expected to contribute to fixing bugs and driving our Operational Excellence, such as performing On-Call duties. You will report to a Senior Engineering Manager and work onsite at Grab HCMC, Vietnam office. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform Determine the test coverage and the types of tests required through an understanding of the user stories, the important aspects of a feature, its system design and its code, meeting system and product quality standards Identify and classify critical test cases and implement them to safeguard our systems and products Remove reliance on manual test cases through migration to more automated testing methods (e.g. UAT) or through automating the existing tests and retiring obsolete/non-useful tests cases for engineering excellence Take necessary measures to ensure a team's test repertoire meets the balance mandated by the Testing Pyramid Know what current best practice requires, and ensure the team is conforming to it Advise the team for making decisions as to when to invest in refactoring existing test cases to conform to newer practices and technologies Take the responsibility to design and review medium and large tests at an early (pre-development) stage Build, extend, and customise the team's testing frameworks W What Essential Skills You Will Need Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent working experience Proficiency in English (both spoken and written) Problem-solving skills with the ability to address the problem at the root level and identity edge cases 5+ years of relevant software development experience with proficiency in test automations and solid coding skills in one or more major programming languages such as Golang or Python Proficiency in writing, debugging, and maintaining code in Golang (or other major programming languages) or Python for automation and tooling Proficiency in building test suites, using mocks, improving test coverage and reliability Proficiency in understanding and extending automation pipelines, integrate test steps Understand system architecture basics (APIs, DBs, services) and how to test across layers Experience contributing to quality through design reviews, MRs discussions, and observability practices Operational and compliance excellence – ability to implement solutions that meet requirements for Observability, SLAs, Security, Data Governance, and Regulatory compliance Experience writing design documents and maintain up-to-date documentation (e.g., runbooks) Passion for learning new technologies and business domains Experience applying Generative AI to enhance work productivity 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. What we stand for at Grab 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 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 to 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.