Head of Engineering, Autonomous Vehicle Integrations

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

The AV Integrations & Deployments (AVID) team builds the integration services, operational tools, and fleet management portal that connect Grab with a diverse fleet of autonomous vehicles. From developing APIs and large-scale telemetry ingestion to real-time fleet monitoring, safety workflows, and depot operations, we ensure that AV technologies from multiple partners can be deployed safely, reliably, and at scale across our ecosystem.

Our mission is to make Grab the indispensable operating partner for AV fleets in Southeast Asia, building the platform and guide that defines how hybrid human and robot fleets operate in the region.

Get to Know the Role

As Head of Engineering, you will set the technical direction that enables Grab to integrate and scale autonomous vehicle fleets safely and reliably across Southeast Asia. You will lead a focused world-class engineering team of five to design and deliver our core AV integration technology. You will also serve as the primary technical counterpart to our global AV partners, ensuring our fleet operations set the standard for hybrid human-robot fleets in the region.

You will report to the Head of Engineering, Autonomous Vehicle.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Architect the AV integration platform: Define and deliver the standardised APIs, fleet management tools, and partner dashboards that allow any AV provider to plug into Grab. This platform will be the foundation for scaling a multi-partner fleet across Southeast Asia.
• Build world-class fleet operations technology: Develop systems for real-time fleet monitoring, telemetry ingestion and depot workflows. Your goal is to maximise vehicle uptime, ensure passenger safety, and set new industry benchmarks for reliability.
• Institutionalize safety and reliability gates: Establish evidence-based readiness criteria, incident management systems, and compliance processes aligned with global safety standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21448). Every deployment will meet Grab's bar for safety before scaling.
• Define the AV fleet operations guide: Codify best practices in maintenance, charging, tele-operations, and customer support, turning AVID into the operator of choice for regulators, partners, and passengers alike.
• Grow and inspire a high-performing team: Attract top engineering talent, mentor future leaders, and foster a culture of ownership, technical rigor, and innovation that cements Grab's leadership in the AV era.
• Represent Grab externally: Serve as the technical face of AVID in discussions with global AV partners, regulators, and industry partners, positioning Grab as the indispensable operating partner for autonomous fleets in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• 10+ years in engineering with expertise in backend, distributed systems, and platform-scale services.
• Background in API design, real-time data pipelines, and large-scale reliability.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines for high-availability systems..
• Solid programming ability (e.g., Go, Java) with readiness to dive into code and reviews.
• Experience designing for scale, latency, and fault tolerance.
• Track record leading teams and delivering mission-critical systems.
• Drive results through collaboration with Product, Operations, and Policy teams
• Experience mentoring, coach, and grow engineering talent.

Plus:

• Familiarity with AV or robotics integration, including sensor data handling and vehicle-to-cloud communication.
• Experience with fleet management platforms, tele-ops, or real-time monitoring systems.
• Knowledge of automotive protocols (ROS, DDS, CAN) and safety standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21448).
• Exposure to predictive maintenance, telemetry analytics, or scaling tech across regulated markets.
• Comfort representing engineering externally with partners, regulators, and industry forums.

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave , and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.