Lead Software Engineer, Scribe
Core
Lead the architecture and roadmap for Scribe, Grab's petabyte-scale clickstream intelligence platform powering observability, experimentation, and real-time personalization.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Software Engineer (Backend/Streaming)
Builds
High-throughput ingestion gateways, streaming pipelines (Kafka, Flink), data lakes (Iceberg, Delta Lake), and the Scribe Portal/MCP.
Domain
Fintech/Superapp, Big Data, Real-time Streaming, Cloud Infrastructure
Required skills
Go, Python, System Architecture, High-load/low-latency systems, Data schema governance, Cloud cost optimization
Preferred skills
Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Iceberg/Delta Lake, LLM agents for engineering, CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Own the architecture and roadmap of the backend platform; Lead Project MEGA for typed specs and agent-driven migration; Design the governed clickstream data layer; Run the platform cost program; Write RFCs and drive cross-team technical decisions; Own operational excellence (on-call, incident response); Lead and mentor an engineering team.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities