Senior Engineering Manager – Mobile, Backend Frameworks & Build/Test Infrastructure

Life at Grab 

At Grab, every Grabber is guided by The Grab Way, which spells out our mission, how we believe we can achieve it, and our operating principles - the 4Hs: Heart, Hunger, Honour and Humility. These principles guide and help us make decisions as we work to create economic empowerment for the people of Southeast Asia.

Get to Know The Role

We are hiring a Senior Engineering Manager to lead teams responsible for Mobile Frameworks, Backend Frameworks, and Build & Test Infrastructure (CI) within Grab’s Tech Infrastructure organization.

This role focuses on executing and scaling platform capabilities that shape how engineers write, build, test, and evolve software across Grab’s mobile and backend systems. You will work closely with senior ICs, peer managers, and platform leadership to turn strategy into adopted, reliable, and high-impact engineering foundations.

The scope includes:

• Backend frameworks supporting ~500 Go-based microservices (gRPC, Kubernetes)
• Native mobile frameworks for large iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) applications
• Build and test infrastructure (CI) enabling fast feedback and automated quality

 

This role is ideal for a leader who combines strong technical depth, people leadership, and hands-on execution, and who enjoys driving real change in large, complex codebases.

What You’ll Do

• Lead delivery and evolution of mobile frameworks, backend frameworks, and CI platforms
• Execute on platform and agentic development strategies in partnership with senior leaders
• Drive adoption of new frameworks, tools, and testing practices across your teams and partner teams
• Lead initiatives to improve automated testing, test reliability, and shift-left quality
• Partner with senior ICs to guide architecture, review designs, and simplify complex systems
• Pilot new capabilities (including AI-assisted development) and help scale successful approaches
• Lead and develop a highly technical group of engineers and engineering managers
• Help teams navigate change while maintaining delivery momentum and engineering standards
• Collaborate closely with peer platform teams to ensure alignment and integration

What We’re Looking For

Experience & Background

• At least 10 years of software engineering experience
• Proven experience leading platform, framework, or developer infrastructure teams
• Experience supporting large engineering organizations and non-trivial legacy systems
• Track record of shipping platform capabilities that teams actually adopt

 

Technical Fluency

• Deep hands-on experience in at least one of:• Backend systems (Go, gRPC, Kubernetes, microservices)
• Native mobile platforms (Swift / Kotlin)
• Build, test, or CI infrastructure

• Strong understanding of testing strategies and quality engineering
• Comfortable engaging in code, design reviews, and technical trade-offs
• Exposure to AI-assisted or agentic development tooling

 

Leadership & Execution

• Strong people manager who builds trust with senior engineers
• Able to translate strategy into clear plans and execution
• Comfortable driving adoption through influence, standards, and partnership
• Pragmatic, execution-oriented, and effective in ambiguous environments

 

Nice to Have

• Experience with developer productivity or internal platforms
• Experience modernizing large brownfield systems

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.