Head of Engineering, Mobile Backend Frameworks

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We are hiring a Head of Engineering to lead Grabs Mobile Frameworks Backend Frameworks and Build & Test Infrastructure (CI) domain.

You will own the developer-facing foundations that shape how hundreds of engineers write build test and evolve software across Grabs mobile and backend systems. The scope includes:

• Backend frameworks used across 500 Go-based microservices (gRPC Kubernetes)
• Native mobile frameworks for large-scale iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) applications
• Build and test infrastructure (CI) allowing fast feedback and strong testing hygiene

A core mandate is to align these foundations with emerging trends in agentic and AI-assisted software development while ensuring they deliver real productivity gains in large brownfield codebases not just greenfield experiments.

This is a senior leadership role combining technical credibility people leadership and change management operating in close partnership with peer platform leaders across Tech Infrastructure.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Own the technical vision and roadmap for mobile frameworks backend frameworks and CI
• Drive adoption of major platform revamps (e.g. backend frameworks mobile tooling testing approaches)
• Lead a strong push on shift-left and automated testing improving test coverage reliability and developer confidence
• Enable agentic and AI-assisted development through a hybrid strategy of internal platforms and best-of-breed tools
• Pilot new capabilities move fast with partial coverage and scale what works
• Partner with senior ICs to set architectural direction and simplify complex systems
• Lead and grow a highly technical organization of 3040 engineers
• Manage change across teams by combining clear standards platform defaults and strong stakeholder alignment

Qualifications :

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• 1215 years of software engineering experience with significant leadership in platform framework or developer infrastructure teams
• Proven experience supporting large engineering organizations and complex brownfield systems
• Deep hands-on experience in at least one of:
  • Backend platforms (Go gRPC Kubernetes microservices)
  • Large-scale native mobile development (Swift / Kotlin)
  • Build test or CI infrastructure
• Strong technical judgment and credibility (you dont need to code daily but you can guide and challenge designs)
• Demonstrated ability to drive adoption and change not just build tools
• Exposure to agentic coding or AI-assisted development tools
• Experience modernizing legacy systems without slowing delivery

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 lifes challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and lifes 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 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 sexual orientation family commitments physical and mental impairments or disabilities and other attributes that make them unique.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time