Senior Engineering Manager, Consumer Experience

About Grab and Our Workplace Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility. Get to know the Opportunity Grab is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a diverse set of teams within the Consumer experience tech family. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for the driving user acquisition, retention, and daily engagement for millions of users across Southeast Asia. As a leader of leaders, you will oversee a multi-team organization tasked with building the "front door" of the Grab ecosystem. Your scope includes driving Consumer Growth, our critical experience surfaces such as the Home Screen, profiles and activities and AI powered services for recommendations, building social transaction products like Groups and Communities, and steering the Consumer App Mobile Platform. Reporting to the Head of Engineering for Core Experiences, you will be a key architect of Grab’s long-term technical and product strategy. Get to know the team The Consumer Experience Tech Family sits at the intersection of high-scale engineering and product innovation. We are a multidisciplinary group of engineers and managers dedicated to making the Grab app intuitive, fast, and deeply personal. Our teams handle some of the highest-traffic surfaces in the region, requiring a blend of mobile excellence, robust backend systems, and sophisticated machine learning. We value a culture of psychological safety, technical rigor, and "Grabber" spirit striving to solve complex problems that improve the lives of millions of consumers, drivers, and merchants every day. Get to Know the Role In this role, your impact scales through the leaders you grow and the organizational standards you set. You aren't just managing tasks; you are shaping the future of the consumer experience. Strategic Leadership: You will translate high-level business goals into actionable technical roadmaps across multiple domains. You are responsible for navigating ambiguity and ensuring your teams remain aligned with Grab’s broader strategic priorities. Leader of Leaders: You will directly manage and coach Engineering Managers and senior Individual Contributors. Your success is measured by your ability to build a high-performing leadership bench and foster a culture of mentorship and career growth. Engineering Excellence: You will raise the bar for technical quality across your teams This involves partnering with senior technical leaders to drive architectural consistency, platformization, and long-term reliability for our mobile and backend systems. Cross-Functional Partnership: You will operate as a strategic peer to Product, Design, and Data Science leadership. You will lead product discovery efforts and weigh technical trade-offs against business impact to ensure we are investing in the right areas. Operational Rigor: You will oversee the operational health of your organization, leading incident response strategies at scale and ensuring that our systems are built to be resilient, cost-efficient, and performant. Requirements Proven Leadership at Scale: Extensive experience in engineering management, specifically leading organizations composed of multiple teams and managers. You have a track record of successfully delivering large-scale consumer-facing products. Technical Breadth: While you are a manager, you maintain strong technical intuition. You should have deep experience in at least two of the following: Mobile Platform Engineering (iOS/Android), Scalable Backend Microservices, or Data Science/ML applications for consumer personalization. A working knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic workflows is required, particularly as they relate to developing consumer experiences and software development workflows. Strategic Influence: Demonstrated ability to influence technical and product strategy across team boundaries and functional departments. You can communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders with ease. Talent Developer: A passion for coaching and developing leaders. You have experience managing the performance and career trajectories of …