Software Engineering Manager II - Transaction Platform

About Grab

Grab stands as Southeast Asia's dominant superapp, supporting users with services ranging from food delivery to financial management and local transportation, leveraging technology and AI to drive economic empowerment throughout the region.

Role Overview

As part of the Transaction Platform team, you will oversee the entire transaction lifecycle for merchant partners, managing features vital to millions of users. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will lead a team of over 10 engineers focused on creating reliable and scalable systems. The position requires balancing hands-on technical leadership with mentoring responsibilities, aiming to influence the platform's technical direction. This role is located onsite in Singapore.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and build highly dependable, scalable services for the Transaction Platform, evaluating and enhancing technology stacks to boost performance and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, analytics, and data science leaders to develop product roadmaps, define merchant-oriented metrics, and plan experiments.
• Define and implement the team's engineering strategy while mentoring engineers across experience levels and expanding your leadership footprint.
• Conduct design and code reviews to uphold quality and standards in development.
• Participate in recruitment efforts to attract and hire skilled engineers into the team.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in software engineering within distributed systems, with proven expertise in designing and deploying large-scale, highly available online services.
• A minimum of 2 years as an engineering manager, actively involved in technical solution design.
• Familiarity with AI tools and emerging technologies aimed at enhancing efficiency and innovation.
• Strong foundation in computer science, particularly algorithms, data structures, system performance, and scaling.
• A formal degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language and willingness to use Golang.

Additional Information

Grab provides global employee benefits including Term Life Insurance, comprehensive Medical Insurance, flexible benefits packages through GrabFlex, and leave policies that support personal milestones and community involvement such as volunteer leave. Emotional and mental health support is available via the Grabber Assistance Programme. Flexible work arrangements, including varied working hours, help balance work and personal life.

Inclusivity Commitment

Grab is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity in nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family situations, and abilities are respected and embraced, ensuring fair treatment and equal opportunities for all.