Software Engineering Manager II

PLT Engineering; Jakarta Utara; On-site; IDR 600,000,000 - 900,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-day in-office arrangement

Job summary

Grab’s Fulfilment Engineering team is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a group of software engineers responsible for building and operating critical fulfilment capabilities. You will create the conditions for the team to deliver reliable outcomes, grow strong technical leaders and translate product and business priorities into an effective engineering roadmap.

As an engineering manager, you will remain technically fluent while empowering senior individual contributors to lead architecture

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams.
• Experience building scalable fulfilment systems.
• Strong collaboration with product, data science, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of software engineers, setting clear expectations and individual growth plans.
• Partner with Product, Data Science, Analytics and Operations to define priorities, roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Own planning and delivery of the team’s engineering roadmap, proactively managing dependencies and risks.
• Establish sound technical direction and make architecture/engineering trade-offs.
• Improve reliability, scalability, security, observability and cost efficiency of systems.

Skills

Team leadership

Roadmapping

Stakeholder communication

Software architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Talent development

Job description

The Fulfilment Engineering team builds the technology that connects demand with supply across Grab’s services. We solve complex marketplace problems spanning allocation, driver experience, reliability and operational efficiency, supporting millions of transactions across Southeast Asia.

We work closely with Product, Data Science, Analytics, Operations and other engineering teams to develop scalable systems that improve the experience of our driver-partners and consumers.

Get to Know the Role

You will lead a team of software engineers responsible for building and operating critical fulfilment capabilities. You will create the conditions for the team to deliver reliable outcomes, grow strong technical leaders and translate product and business priorities into an effective engineering roadmap.

As an engineering manager, you will remain technically fluent while empowering senior individual contributors to lead architecture and detailed technical decisions.

You will report to theSenior Software Engineering Manager.

At Grab, we have 5-day in office arrangement.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Lead, coach and develop a team of software engineers, setting clear expectations and individual growth plans.
• Partner with Product, Data Science, Analytics and Operations to define priorities, roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Own planning and delivery of the team’s engineering roadmap, proactively managing dependencies and risks.
• Work with senior engineers to establish sound technical direction and make appropriate architecture and engineering trade-offs.
• Improve the reliability, scalability, security, observability and cost efficiency of the systems owned by the team.
• Establish effective engineering practices covering design reviews, testing, deployment, incident response and continuous improvement.
• Create an inclusive environment where team members have clarity, psychological safety and meaningful ownership.
• Attract, assess and retain strong engineering talent while contributing to hiring and talent development across Grab.
• Communicate progress, risks and decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.