Engineering Manager II, Backend (Lending)

Grab; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Engineer to lead strategic programs in product and technology development within the lending sector. This pivotal role involves collaborating with engineering, product managers, and business owners to shape the future of lending. You will manage a team, ensuring high-quality code delivery while fostering a culture of excellence and innovation. Join a vibrant team that values well-being and offers a flexible benefits package tailored to your needs. If you are passionate about technology and leadership, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Term Life Insurance

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Flexible Benefits Package

Parental Leave

Birthday Leave

Volunteering Leave

Grabber Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in software development management.
• Strong background in managing B2C products and services.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in collaboration with product and program management.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality, maintainable code.

Skills

Software Development Management

B2C Product Development

High-Availability Applications

Team Leadership

Data-Driven Decision Making

Job 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.

Get to Know the Team

Grab Financial's Lending business provides microcredit and loan products to our valued drivers and merchants within the Grab ecosystem. Over the past five years, this business has not only matured but also become a significant profit driver for Grab. Our team comprises experts in Fintech Lending, spanning across multiple teams and business verticals. Currently, our lending operations extend to six Southeast Asian countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand, with a dedicated regional and country team structure.

You will be reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager. It is an onsite role based in Jakarta office.

Get To Know The Role

As an Engineer at Grab, you will play an important role where you will lead strategic programmes in product and technology development within the dynamic realm of lending.

In this hybrid role, you will chart and lead the pursuit of the broader technical strategy, working with engineering, product managers, and business owners. You will be a people manager, steering engineering while coaching junior team members. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Lending at Grab, where your leadership will directly influence our trajectory in this critical area.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

1. You will lead a team in collaboration with the product, business, and program management team to be on top of your deliverables.
2. You will participate in technical and product review meetings.
3. You are accountable for the timely delivery of high quality, maintainable, and operationally excellent code.
4. You will ensure the timely closure of all the assigned code review and design reviews.
5. You will work closely with the SRE and DevOps team to set up hardware and microservices infrastructure.

What Essential Skills You Will Need

1. Embody the 4H principles: Heart, Hunger, Honour, and Humility.
2. 9+ years of experience in software development management, with a strong background in B2C products and services.
3. Experience managing large-scale, high-availability web and mobile applications, including geo-distributed teams.
4. Expertise in building high-volume internationalized web and app experiences, while developing and retaining multi-disciplinary teams.
5. Using data and metrics to balance feature development with time-to-market.

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

1. We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
2. With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
3. 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.
4. We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.

What we stand for at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.