Lead Platform Engineer, Flink
Core
Lead the design, evolution, and operation of Grab's unified real-time data access platform, serving as the infrastructure for writing and consuming continuous event streams for product and data teams.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Platform Engineer (Stream Processing)
Builds
Self-serve streaming platform capabilities, platform guardrails, deployment tooling, and production-ready Flink pipelines.
Domain
Real-time data infrastructure, Stream Processing, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Apache Flink, Kafka, Distributed Systems, Production Operations, Technical Leadership, Mentorship
Preferred skills
Kafka Connect, Kubernetes, Go, Terraform, AWS, Data Lake ecosystems (Iceberg, Delta, Hudi)
Technologies
Apache Flink, Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, Scala, Java, GitLab CI
Responsibilities
Design and build abstractions/modules to lower barriers for Flink adoption; Improve automation for self-service workflows supporting many production pipelines; Drive technical design discussions and production readiness reviews; Partner with data ecosystem teams to ensure pipeline reliability; Mentor engineers on design reviews and operational best practices.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities