Distinguished Engineer, Architecture & Engineering Excellence
Core
Define long-term technology goals and growth strategy for Grab, acting as a technical authority and advisor to the CTO and Heads of Engineering to ensure architectural foundation and engineering rigor for massive global scale.
Role type
Distinguished Engineer (Architecture & Engineering Excellence)
Builds
Long-term technical strategy, company-wide coding principles, quality standards, and foundational applications/libraries for Grab's superapp ecosystem.
Domain
Southeast Asia superapp (ride-hailing, food delivery, fintech) / Distributed Systems / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale system architecture design, cross-domain technical trade-off resolution, coding principles definition, strategic technical vision setting, hands-on implementation of core components, organizational quality risk analysis, industry thought leadership.
Preferred skills
Experience in automation-first mindset, ability to operate under ambiguity, crisis management and decision-making under pressure.
Technologies
Cloud infrastructure, data engineering platforms, superapp architecture frameworks.
Responsibilities
Lead definition and evangelization of shared technical vision across Grab; resolve systemic complexity spanning data engineering, software design, and infrastructure; develop company-wide coding principles and quality standards; mentor Principal and Senior Principal Engineers; represent engineering expertise in industry forums; act as a tie-breaker for difficult technical trade-offs.
Seniority
Distinguished, strategy & mentorship