Careers at Grab Holdings

Get to Know the Team At GrabFin, we empower the people of Southeast Asia by ensuring financial inclusion for the underserved. The Insurance Operations PST in Malaysia supports Insurance Products and owns Accounting, Reports, Internal Tools, and Third-Party Integration domains. Get to Know the Role You will report to the Engineering Manager, Insurance Operations, based in Malaysia and develop internal tools, reporting dashboards, and operational applications. You will work across the stack, building both frontend and backend components. We're looking for candidates that embody ownership, display a hunger for learning and improvement, and excel in autonomy. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform Develop high-quality and scalable backend services within a microservices architecture Design, develop, and maintain user-friendly frontend web applications using React Build internal tools and reporting dashboards for Insurance Operations team Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code Collaborate with diverse teams to design and ship new features Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction Participate in On-Call rotations to ensure service reliability What Essential Skills You Will Need 4+ years of relevant experience in software development Proficiency in building frontend web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React Proficiency in backend programming languages (Java/Go or Node.js) Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and Git Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS) Experience with clean architecture principles and SOLID principles 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. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Get to know our Team At GrabFin, we empower the people of Southeast Asia by ensuring financial inclusion for the underserved. The Insurance Operations PST in Malaysia supports Insurance products and owns Accounting, Reports, Internal Tools, and Third-Party Integration domains for insurance products. Get to know the Role You will report to the Engineering Manager, Insurance Operations, based in Malaysia and develop backend systems powering accounting, reporting, and third-party integrations for insurance products. You will work on BNM regulatory reporting capabilities and local partnership integrations. We're looking for candidates that embody ownership, display a hunger for learning and improvement, and excel in autonomy. This role is onsite based in our Petaling Jaya, Malaysia office. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform You will develop high-quality and scalable backend applications for accounting, reporting, and integration services You will build and maintain third-party integrations (ISM, APAD, JPJ) for regulatory compliance You will write clean, efficient, and maintainable code to solve challenging problems You will collaborate with diverse teams to design and ship new features You will participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge You will troubleshoot, debug complex issues, and provide quick resolutions You will contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction You will participate in On-Call rotations to ensure service reliability What Essential Skills You will Need You have 4+ years of relevant experience in software development You have proficiency in Java (preferred) and/or Golang You have experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and Git You have computer Science fundamentals in algorithms and data structures You have hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS) You have experience with clean architecture principles and SOLID principles You have experience with financial/regulatory systems is a plus 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 provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Get to Know the Team Join the DevTools team at Grab. We build the developer platform for one of the largest cloud deployments in the region: CI/CD, runner infrastructure, source control, cloud automation, and the internal platforms that run AI coding agents at scale. Our mission is simple: make it fast, safe, and boring for thousands of Grab engineers to ship code. Get to Know the Role We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to own platform engineering initiatives end to end. You will report to the Engineering Manager and work onsite in Petaling Jaya. You will design and run infrastructure independently, shape architecture, mentor engineers, and work directly with security, SRE, and product engineering teams. This is an infrastructure role first. But we build platforms, not just pipelines, so you will write code: APIs, services, controllers, CLIs, and automation that other engineers depend on, with tests and code review to match. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform Kubernetes at scale. Operate and evolve large EKS clusters running CI workloads, ephemeral build and agent environments, and internal tools, including autoscaling, node lifecycle, networking, multi-tenancy, and cost. AWS and Infrastructure as Code. Design and run production systems on AWS. Advanced Terraform, including reusable modules across large multi-account estates. CI/CD ownership. Architect and maintain GitLab CI and self-hosted runners for fast, reliable, and secure delivery. Cloud automation. Automate account lifecycle, IAM, secrets, monitoring and logging, and policy guardrails. AI agent infrastructure. Build and scale the platform that runs AI coding agents in isolated, ephemeral environments: sandboxing, resource limits, observability, access control. Coding. Build internal services, APIs, and tooling in Go or Python, with tests and code review. Linux fundamentals. Strong systems administration, performance troubleshooting, and container internals. Security and reliability. Partner with security and SRE to embed guardrails into the platform. Lead and mentor. Drive technical reviews, set standards, coach junior engineers. Product mindset and stakeholders. Translate requirements from product, security, and infra teams into shipped solutions. Focus on developer experience, adoption, and measurable impact. Communicate trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. What Essential Skills You Will Need Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of hands-on experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps, with a track record of independently delivering complex projects. Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team. Nice to Have Running AI coding agents or LLM-backed tooling in production (sandboxing, model gateways, cost and token controls). Kubernetes operators or controllers you have written yourself. Service mesh, gVisor, Firecracker, or other workload isolation tech. Sourcegraph, Spinnaker, Ansible, or Jenkins. Observability stack experience (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog). 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. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Get to Know the Team Join the DevTools team at Grab. We build the developer platform for one of the largest cloud deployments in the region: CI/CD, runner infrastructure, source control, cloud automation, and the internal platforms that run AI coding agents at scale. Our mission is simple: make it fast, safe, and boring for thousands of Grab engineers to ship code. Get to Know the Role We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to own platform engineering initiatives end to end. You will report to the Engineering Manager and work onsite in Petaling Jaya. You will design and run infrastructure independently, shape architecture, mentor engineers, and work directly with security, SRE, and product engineering teams. This is an infrastructure role first. But we build platforms, not just pipelines, so you will write code: APIs, services, controllers, CLIs, and automation that other engineers depend on, with tests and code review to match. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform Kubernetes at scale. Operate and evolve large EKS clusters running CI workloads, ephemeral build and agent environments, and internal tools, including autoscaling, node lifecycle, networking, multi-tenancy, and cost. AWS and Infrastructure as Code. Design and run production systems on AWS. Advanced Terraform, including reusable modules across large multi-account estates. CI/CD ownership. Architect and maintain GitLab CI and self-hosted runners for fast, reliable, and secure delivery. Cloud automation. Automate account lifecycle, IAM, secrets, monitoring and logging, and policy guardrails. AI agent infrastructure. Build and scale the platform that runs AI coding agents in isolated, ephemeral environments: sandboxing, resource limits, observability, access control. Coding. Build internal services, APIs, and tooling in Go or Python, with tests and code review. Linux fundamentals. Strong systems administration, performance troubleshooting, and container internals. Security and reliability. Partner with security and SRE to embed guardrails into the platform. Lead and mentor. Drive technical reviews, set standards, coach junior engineers. Product mindset and stakeholders. Translate requirements from product, security, and infra teams into shipped solutions. Focus on developer experience, adoption, and measurable impact. Communicate trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. What Essential Skills You Will Need Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of hands-on experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps, with a track record of independently delivering complex projects. Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team. Nice to Have Running AI coding agents or LLM-backed tooling in production (sandboxing, model gateways, cost and token controls). Kubernetes operators or controllers you have written yourself. Service mesh, gVisor, Firecracker, or other workload isolation tech. Sourcegraph, Spinnaker, Ansible, or Jenkins. Observability stack experience (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog). 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. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Get to Know the Team The Fulfilment tech family is one of the most important pillars ensuring Grab to out-serve our customers and partners in different businesses and marketplaces across Southeast Asia. We are working on high throughput, real-time distributed systems that use machine learning techniques to solve hundreds of millions of requests per day. Our mission is to offer the best products and experiences to our driver partners as to increase adoption and engagement of our services. Improve driver partner opportunities and efficiency to fulfil customer orders without fail, rain or shine. And to create efficient marketplaces by determining a price that is both sustainable and loved by our partners and customers. Our team members are from Indonesia and Singapore. Get to Know the Role We are looking for a passionate and potential software engineer to join our team. You will have opportunities to work with a small team of engineers on multiple backend service clusters. It is very important that our team members to initiatively identify problems and have the right mindset and skills to solve them. You will be reporting to Software Engineering Manager II, Backend and the role will be base onsite in our Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia office. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform Develop and maintain backend services and APIs with a focus on reliability and scalability. Write efficient database queries (e.g., MySQL, Presto) and optimize system performance through profiling and troubleshooting. Contribute to projects on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and support deployments through CI/CD pipelines. Implement and maintain automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end) to ensure code quality. Gain exposure to distributed computing frameworks such as Apache Flink, while building services in Golang and Scala. Collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions. What Essential Skills You Will Need At least 2 years of experience in backend development. Familiarity with large-scale distributed web or API services, including systems internals and networking. Hands-on experience with databases and query languages such as MySQL or Presto. Good understanding of system performance, with the ability to profile and resolve bottlenecks. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), testing frameworks (unit, integration, E2E), and CI/CD pipelines. Hands-on experience using any language and willing to work on Golang and Scala (Flink) 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. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Get to Know the Team The Merchant Growth Platform PST in Malaysia supports merchant marketing products and owns ads, reports, internal tools, and third-party Integration domains for marketing related products. Get to Know the Role We are looking for a candidate who embodies ownership, displays a hunger for learning and improvement, and excels in autonomy. You will report to the Software Engineering Manager II and be base onsite in our Malaysia office at Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform You will: - Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable and efficient backend systems and applications - Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize project requirements - Develop and maintain technical documentation for backend systems and applications - Participate in code reviews and ensure that solutions are aligned with industry standards and best practices - Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and bugs in backend systems and applications What Essential Skills You Will Need - 4+ years of experience in backend software development with languages such as Golang, Java, or Python. - Proficiency in cloud-based technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud - Experience with containerization using Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes - Strong understanding of database systems, including relational and NoSQL databases - Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and version control systems such as Git 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. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Get to Know Our Team The Robotics Technology team is a core part of Grab's long-term vision to build urban embodied AI. We take full ownership of the product lifecycle — from perception and navigation research to real-world deployment on our autonomous delivery fleet across Southeast Asian cities. This is a fast-moving, multidisciplinary environment where robotics researchers, ML engineers, and hardware specialists collaborate to solve practical challenges at scale. Based in Singapore, you will have the opportunity to work on frontier autonomy research, deploy solutions in complex real-world environments, and directly shape the future of last-mile logistics. Get to Know the Role As a Research Engineer on the Spatial Intelligence team, you will advance the core visual navigation and VLN capabilities of our autonomous platforms. Your research will focus on enabling robots to understand, reason about, and navigate complex urban environments using vision-based and multimodal learning approaches. You will bridge cutting-edge academic research with production-grade deployment, working closely with systems engineers to bring novel algorithms into our operating fleet. You will report to the Head of Engineering and work onsite at Grab's One North office. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform 1. Visual Navigation & VLN Research (50%) Design and implement novel deep learning models for visual navigation, Vision-Language Navigation (VLN), and visual place recognition in real-world outdoor environments Develop and evaluate multimodal perception pipelines combining RGB, depth, semantic segmentation, and language-conditioned navigation signals Research robust scene understanding techniques for dynamic urban environments: pedestrian-dense streets, repetitive urban facades, and GNSS-degraded corridors Investigate end-to-end learning approaches and modular architectures for navigation policy learning, with a focus on generalisation across unseen environments Publish and engage with the research community; contribute findings back to internal and open-source repositories 2. Algorithm Integration & Validation (30%) Implement and adapt state-of-the-art VLN and visual navigation algorithms (e.g., R2R, REVERIE, EmbodiedBERT derivatives) for deployment on real robot hardware Build performance evaluation frameworks and benchmarks tailored to outdoor, last-mile delivery scenarios Collaborate with Perception and Planning/Control teams to integrate visual navigation outputs into the broader autonomy stack 3. Research Iteration & Collaboration (20%) Drive closed-loop dataset collection and annotation pipelines to support continuous model improvement Partner with hardware and systems teams on sensor selection, calibration, and data quality for vision-based pipelines Present research findings to internal stakeholders and contribute to the team's research roadmap What Essential Skills You Will Need Education: PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, AI, Computer Vision, or a closely related field Research depth: Strong publication record or demonstrable research contributions in one or more of: Visual Navigation, Vision-Language Navigation (VLN), Embodied AI, or Robot Perception Technical expertise: Proficiency in at least two of the following: Vision-Language Navigation: familiarity with VLN benchmarks (R2R, REVERIE, SOON), instruction-following models, and cross-modal grounding Visual Place Recognition / Localisation: experience with image-based retrieval, learned descriptors, or topological navigation Deep learning for perception: CNNs, Transformers, multimodal architectures (ViT, CLIP, LLaVA variants) applied to robotics or embodied AI Reinforcement Learning for navigation: policy learning, reward shaping, sim-to-real transfer Engineering: Proficient in Python and PyTorch (or JAX/TensorFlow); experience with ROS/ROS 2 for robot integration Research rigour: Ability to design, execute, and critically evaluate experiments; strong written communication for internal research reports and publications Good to Have Experience deploying learned navigation models on physical robot platforms (not simulation only) Familiarity with LiDAR-visual fusion or hybrid metric-topological navigation approaches Experience with large-scale vision-language models (LLMs/VLMs) applied to robotic instruction following Prior internship or research collaboration with an autonomous vehicle or robotics company Demonstrated proficiency in leveraging AI tools to accelerate research workflows 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.

Get to Know the Team We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Business Platform team in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Business Platform powers the backend capabilities that enable businesses and enterprises to onboard, operate, grow, and serve consumers at scale across Southeast Asia. Get to Know the Role In this role, you will design, build, and evolve backend platform services that manage business profiles, store metadata, business configuration, and related operational workflows. You'll work on systems that sit close to the source of truth for business data and workflows—systems that directly influence how businesses set up their operations, how internal teams operate reliably, and how downstream products consume trusted business information. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong ownership, system design thinking, and a commitment to building platforms that simplify complexity rather than spread it around. This is an onsite role based in Jakarta. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform Lead the architectural design of microservices, high-throughput APIs, and data storage solutions built to handle scale and high availability. Diagnose high-stakes performance bottlenecks, refactor core infrastructure, and ensure low latency across distributed systems. Own end-to-end delivery of mission-critical systems—from writing technical design documents (TDDs) and scoping projects to deploying and maintaining production features. Drive code quality across the team through high-bar code reviews, system reliability standards, and technical mentorship of mid/junior engineers. Oversee cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), automated CI/CD pipelines, security protocols, and robust incident management/observability to guarantee strict SLAs. What Essential Skills You Will Need 5+ years in backend/platform engineering with high-scale production systems. Strong proficiency in Go, Java, or Kotlin. Deep knowledge of distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, microservices, APIs, data modeling, and eventual consistency. Tech Stack: Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, caching, and observability. Data & Messaging: SQL/NoSQL databases, event-driven architectures, and messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ). Core Competencies: Strong problem-solving and communication skills; version control (Git) proficiency. SaaS or e-commerce domain experience, mentoring junior engineers. 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. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Get to Know the Team The MALTA team at Grab establishes and refines the software foundations and infrastructure for all Grab mobile apps, aiming to enhance productivity and deliver stable, scalable, and secure products with top quality and speed. They follow principles of scalable mobile architectures, consolidating reusable assets, pervasive automation, and continuous delivery for all mobile apps. Get to Know the Role The MALTA team at Grab focuses on creating and refining the software foundations and infrastructure for all Grab mobile apps. We follow principles of building scalable mobile architectures, consolidating reusable software assets, using automation, and driving continuous delivery for mobile applications. You will report to the Software Engineering Manager II. This is a paid internship role and is based onsite in Petaling Jaya. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform You will develop and test backend services. You will participate in code reviews to help improve the overall quality of the codebase. You will collaborate with teams to identify and define project requirements. You will maintain technical documentation for backend systems and architecture. You will troubleshoot, debug, and resolve backend issues. What Essential Skills You Will Need Available to start in SEPTEMBER 2026 Currently pursue a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language, such as Python, Go, Java/Kotlin, Swift, or C/C++. A foundational understanding of automated software testing, including concepts such as unit, integration, component, or end-to-end testing. Familiarity with Git and working in a command-line development environment. Life at Grab We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the benefits we offer our Interns: Attractive Monthly Allowance! EPF (Employees Provident Fund) or SOCSO (Social Security Organization) where applicable. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Get to Know the Team Automation and Platform Excellence (APEX) aim to Deliver Joy and Excellence to Grab engineers by enabling a frictionless ecosystem, allowing focus on value-adding features for users in a fast and safe manner. Some folks and companies would recognise this as a "Platform Engineering Team", and that is what we do. Get to Know the Role We're looking for a strategic and visionary Software Engineering Manager to join our growing technology team in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and report to the Head of Engineering. In this pivotal role, you will lead a talented team of engineers while driving technical excellence and business impact. You'll combine your deep engineering expertise with strong people leadership to build scalable systems, mentor high-performing teams, and shape the technical direction of our organization. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on complex, mission-critical platforms that serve diverse business needs. The Critical Tasks You Will Perform You will lead and mentor a diverse team of engineers across different experience levels and technical specializations, fostering a collaborative and innovative engineering culture You will participate actively in code and design reviews to maintain high development standards and ensure architectural excellence You will partner with cross-functional leaders in product, design, and analytics to develop customer-focused product roadmaps and define success metrics You will develop and communicate the engineering strategy and key result targets for your team, with a focus on improving testability, availability, security, and code quality You will conduct quarterly planning sessions and build detailed execution plans to ensure smooth delivery of both product and engineering roadmaps You will attract, recruit, and retain top-tier engineering talent; actively develop career paths and growth opportunities for team members You will manage team staffing levels in alignment with evolving business needs and organizational priorities You will act as technical expert, effectively translating complex technical concepts for executive stakeholders and bridging communication between engineering teams and business partners You will define performance metrics and conduct regular performance reviews to drive accountability and continuous improvement You will analyze technical and organizational challenges, propose innovative solutions, and implement changes with resilience and decisiveness You will foster a transparent, inclusive, and empathetic team environment where all engineers feel supported and valued What Essential Skills You Will Need 10+ years of software engineering experience 5+ years of direct people management experience leading teams of junior to lead-level engineers Advanced expertise in distributed systems, including high availability, performance optimization, and reliability engineering Demonstrated experience building and scaling complex engineering organizations Strong expertise in code and design review processes with the ability to maintain high technical standards Proven ability to manage full accountability for platform systems serving multiple use cases and products Define technology direction and propose innovative, scalable solutions. Experience developing product roadmaps and defining clear, customer-focused metrics. Experience managing high-scale, mission-critical systems using modern development practices and AI-assisted tooling. Familiarity with budget management, industry benchmarking, and competitive analysis. 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. Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours What We Stand For At Grab We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.