Senior Principal Engineer, Consumer Experience & Integrity
Core
Transform Grab's engineering with AI-native models, architect massive-scale distributed systems, and build shared platforms for the Southeast Asia superapp ecosystem.
Role type
Principal Engineer (AI-native transformation & distributed systems architecture)
Builds
AI-native engineering platforms, high-throughput distributed systems, shared platform primitives
Domain
Southeast Asia superapp (mobility, food delivery, e-commerce, financial services)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
15+ years software engineering, 5+ years principal/architect, AI-enabled engineering transformation, large distributed systems architecture, shared platform leadership, cross-team influence, GenAI tooling
Preferred skills
coding agents, agentic workflows, automated testing, evaluation frameworks, engineering guardrails
Technologies
GenAI, AI-assisted design tools, autonomous agents
Responsibilities
Lead shift to AI-native engineering model, provide architectural leadership for high-throughput systems, create shared platform capabilities, establish reference architectures and guardrails, drive technical influence across leadership
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with organization-wide mandate