Software Engineering Manager

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp, providing various services such as food delivery, financial management, and transportation.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a diverse team of engineers across different experience levels and technical specializations, fostering a collaborative and innovative engineering culture
• Participate actively in code and design reviews to maintain high development standards and ensure architectural excellence
• Partner with cross-functional leaders in product, design, and analytics to develop customer-focused product roadmaps and define success metrics
• Develop and communicate the engineering strategy and key result targets for your team, with a focus on improving testability, availability, security, and code quality
• Conduct quarterly planning sessions and build detailed execution plans to ensure smooth delivery of both product and engineering roadmaps
• Attract, recruit, and retain top-tier engineering talent; actively develop career paths and growth opportunities for team members
• Manage team staffing levels in alignment with evolving business needs and organizational priorities
• Act as technical expert, effectively translating complex technical concepts for executive stakeholders and bridging communication between engineering teams and business partners
• Define performance metrics and conduct regular performance reviews to drive accountability and continuous improvement
• Analyze technical and organizational challenges, propose innovative solutions, and implement changes with resilience and decisiveness
• Foster a transparent, inclusive, and empathetic team environment where all engineers feel supported and valued

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance
• GrabFlex benefits package
• Parental and Birthday leave
• Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• Confidential Grabber Assistance Programme
• FlexWork arrangements