Software Engineering Manager II, Backend

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

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. Our vision is to improve economic growth by building a platform that helps people engage with the best businesses in Southeast Asia.

The ADS Technology team plays an important role in this mission, offering advanced advertising solutions. We employ a microservice architecture for backend development and leverage different frontend technologies like iOS, Android, Flutter, and Web to serve our diverse user base, including consumers, drivers, merchants, and partners.

Operating across countries, our goal is to help businesses reach their target audiences with effectiveness and enhance conversion rates through precise advertising delivery and impactful marketing strategies.

We transform our microservices into platforms to speed up the market introduction of new products and follow a system principle, allowing systems to constantly improve based on feedback without human intervention.

Get to Know the Role

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.

You will combine strategies with hands-on technical expertise to build scalable systems while promoting a culture of constant learning and growth within your team.

You will report to our Senior Software Engineering Manager and based onsite in our office in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

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

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.