Software Engineering Manager II

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

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

As an Software Engineering Manager II, you will lead a team of fullstack engineers building scalable applications using Python, Django, and JavaScript/TypeScript. You'll balance people management, technical oversight, and strategic planning to deliver exceptional products while fostering team growth.

This role will be reporting to Senior Engineering Manager, and you will be based onsite in our Petaling Jaya office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will manage, coach, and develop a team of 5–8 fullstack engineers, supporting their growth through regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development plans.
• You will set technical direction and architectural standards, review major design decisions, and ensure code quality and best practices are upheld.
• You will collaborate with Product Managers to translate business needs into technical deliverables and lead agile development processes.
• You will drive the adoption of engineering best practices, including testing, monitoring, and operational excellence across your team's projects.
• You will communicate progress, challenges, and technical decisions with senior leadership and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.
• You will ensure team systems meet high standards for reliability, security, and performance, and oversee incident response and on-call operations.
• You will help build an inclusive, collaborative team culture and contribute to cross-team initiatives and broader engineering strategy.
  
  

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• 4+ years of engineering management experience leading teams of 4 or more engineers, with a track record of scaling teams and developing talent.
• 8+ years of fullstack software development experience, with strong proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern web frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with system design, distributed architectures, database design, APIs, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Proven ability in performance management, including coaching, difficult conversations, and implementing improvement plans.
• Strong hiring experience, including conducting technical interviews and building diverse, high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), project planning, and managing sprint cycles and resources.
• Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, monitoring, and use of engineering metrics to guide decision-making.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working cross-functionally and engaging senior stakeholders.
  
  

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.