# Software Engineering Manager II, Backend

**Company**: Grab
**Location**: Petaling Jaya
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp, offering various services such as food delivery, financial management, and ride-hailing.

As part of the Grab Ads team, you will manage the entire lifecycle of advertisements,from creation to serving and reporting. You will work with a diverse range of tech stacks.

We are looking for an experienced and visionary Software Engineering Manager II to join our dynamic team. You will lead a group of software engineers, improve technical performance, and collaborate across teams to provide solutions that make a positive impact.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform:

- Lead a team of engineers across diverse technology stacks, promoting an inclusive and supportive environment where they can grow and reach their full potential

- Conduct code and design reviews to maintain high development standards and ensure architectural excellence across all systems and modules

- Partner with product, design, and analytics leaders to develop customer-focused product roadmaps, establish meaningful metrics, and design experiments with effectiveness

- Develop quarterly planning cycles, creating clear execution plans that align engineering and product roadmaps while ensuring delivery of commitments in accordance to timeline

- Set strategic engineering goal measurements for your team, always driving improvements in testability, availability, security, and code quality

- Involve in active recruitment of senior engineering talents, building a high-performing team that reflects diverse perspectives and experiences

- Develop engineering talent across the organization, creating clear career paths and growth opportunities for your team members

- Maintain organizational alignments by adjusting team staffing and priorities in response to evolving needs

- Communicate with team members about progress, challenges, and projects, ensuring understanding across all levels in the organization

QUALIFICATIONS: What Essential Skills You Will Need:

- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on backend technologies and distributed systems

- 2+ years of experience in a software engineering leadership role, demonstrating the ability to build performing teams

- Demonstrated expertise in attracting, recruiting, and retaining top engineering talent with experience developing engineers into senior-level contributors

- Proficiency with CI/CD tools and platforms (such as Jenkins, GitLab, or similar solutions)

- Knowledge of database architecture and design, including hands-on experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other relational databases

- Practical experience deploying and managing applications in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)

- Experience with system architecture, scalability principles, and performance optimization techniques

- Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies in managing engineering teams and projects

- Coach abilities with a genuine commitment to developing others

- Make decisions based on data, analysis and solving issues

- Present and explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

- Demonstrated empathy, modesty, and emotional understanding in team interactions

- Experience collaborating across product, design, business, and program management departments

- Complete work with strategies and adapting to changing priorities

- Organize work, managing time, and detailing every aspect.

- Experience with high-scale systems handling millions of transactions or messages

- Familiarity with AI and machine learning integration in software solutions

- Background in performance management, goal-setting frameworks, and talent development programs

- Experience working in start up environment or scaling organizations

- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements in software development

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 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

## Skills

### Required
- backend technologies
- distributed systems
- CI/CD tools
- database architecture
- cloud environments
- system architecture
- scalability principles
- performance optimization techniques
- Agile and Scrum methodologies
- coaching
- data analysis
- complex technical presentations
- emotional intelligence
- collaboration
- strategic planning
- time management
- high-scale systems
- AI and machine learning integration
- performance management
- goal-setting frameworks
- talent development programs
- security best practices
- compliance requirements

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