Software Engineer, Ad Tech & Data Monetization (Data Insights)

Software Engineer, Ad Tech & Data Monetization (Data Insights)

Full-time

Seattle, WA (Columbia Center)

Job Description

Get to know the team:

The Ad Tech and Data Monetization team is responsible for building the infrastructure for serving ads into the Grab platform, thereby monetizing the most valuable data assets in Southeast Asia.

Get to know the Role:

This hands-on team is building Grab’s next-generation Ads technology. The team owns the entire server-side advertising ecosystem, including ad serving and auctions, campaign management tools, data ingestion and export, vertical integrations, and data collection and curation. Grab has the most valuable data asset in all Southeast Asia, and we predict that advertising revenue will quickly become one of the major cornerstones of Grab’s strategy. Ads is one of the highest-impact teams in the company. The technology will help us build personalized custom experience for all Grab users, improving quality of life for people in a highly price-sensitive and promotion-sensitive region. We are looking for backend, frontend, and full-stack engineers.

The day-to-day activities:

As an Ads developer, you will work on building systems that are uniquely tailored to Southeast Asia’s mobile and cash-heavy ecosystem. The technology is not very different from standard web advertising tech, but needs to be built in-house due to real-time requirements for serving relevant ads as our passengers move around the region. We use a mix of third-party and in-house technology, with the long-term goal for it to be all in-house. You will be working with very large data sets, implementing low-latency serving systems, and doing integrations with external ads systems such as DMPs and DSPs. Frontend engineers will be helping build world-class campaign management systems.

The must haves:

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent with experience in commercial software development in large distributed systems

• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and asynchronous architectures

• For frontend engineers, experience with running web services at scale

• For backend and full-stack engineers, strong understanding of system performance and scaling

• Expertise in at least 1 of the following languages: Python, Go, Java, Scala

• Experience with either RDBMS or NoSQL data stores

• More senior candidates should have a deep understanding of the analysis and tuning of system performance and reliability

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, sharp analytical abilities with proven design skills, able to think critically of the current system in terms of growth and stability

Really nice to haves:

• Hands-on working experience with data engineering in a Hadoop ecosystem or equivalent (e.g. Spark/Storm/Hbase), data modeling, and reasonable SQL knowledge

• Recent programming experience in a production environment

Get to know Grab:

Grab is more than just the leading ride-hailing and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia.

We use data and technology to improve everything from transportation to payments across a region of more than 620 million people. Working with governments, drivers, passengers, and the community, we aim to unlock the true potential of the region by solving problems that hinder progress.