Engineering Manager II, Data Platform
Core
Lead a Vietnam-based engineering team to build, operate, and scale Grab's unified real-time data platform (Apache Flink, Kafka, CDC) enabling self-service streaming capabilities for product and data teams.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Data Platform)
Builds
Self-serve streaming platform, deployment guardrails, production pipelines, and real-time data quality monitoring tools.
Domain
Real-time data infrastructure, stream processing, distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Apache Flink, Kafka, distributed systems, reliability engineering, team leadership, roadmap planning, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Go, Java, Scala, data lake technologies (Spark, Iceberg, Delta), platform abstractions, AI-assisted engineering
Technologies
Apache Flink, Kafka, FlinkSQL, CDC, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI, Go, Java, Scala
Responsibilities
Lead hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance management for the Flink platform team; guide technical design for self-service capabilities and deployment safety; drive operational excellence including incident response and capacity planning; partner with cross-functional teams to align on platform direction; set engineering standards for system design, code quality, and security.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities