Head of Engineering, Mobile Backend Frameworks
Core
Lead the technical vision and roadmap for mobile frameworks, backend frameworks, and CI infrastructure to enable hundreds of engineers to build, test, and evolve software across Grab's mobile and backend systems.
Role type
Senior leadership (Head of Engineering)
Builds
Developer-facing foundations including Go-based microservices frameworks, native mobile frameworks (iOS/Android), and build/test infrastructure
Domain
Software Engineering / Platform Infrastructure / Mobile & Backend Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical leadership, change management, architectural direction, adoption driving, stakeholder alignment, modernizing legacy systems, shift-left testing strategies
Preferred skills
Agentic coding, AI-assisted development tools, Go, gRPC, Kubernetes, Swift, Kotlin
Technologies
Go, gRPC, Kubernetes, Swift, Kotlin
Responsibilities
Own technical vision and roadmap for frameworks and CI, drive adoption of major platform revamps, lead push on shift-left and automated testing, enable agentic and AI-assisted development, partner with senior ICs on architectural direction, lead and grow a team of 30–40 engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on leadership
