Head of Engineering, Autonomous Vehicle Integrations

Head of Engineering, Autonomous Vehicle Integrations & Deployments

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.

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.

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 world-class engineering team, act as Grab's technical counterpart to global AV partners, and ensure that our fleet operations technology becomes the standard for hybrid human-robot fleets in the region.

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.
• Build world-class fleet operations technology: Develop systems for real-time fleet monitoring, telemetry ingestion and depot workflows.
• 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).
• Define the AV fleet operations guide: Codify best practices in maintenance, charging, tele-operations, and customer support.
• Grow and inspire a high-performing team: Attract top engineering talent, mentor future leaders, and foster a culture of ownership, technical rigor, and innovation.
• Represent Grab externally: Serve as the technical face of AVID in discussions with global AV partners, regulators, and industry partners.

Qualifications:

• 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, coaching, and growing 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.

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.

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.