Grab
Technology
SeniorEngineeringManager
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“Senior Engineering Manager at Grab. Skills: Payment acquiring, System delivery, Technical strategy. Lead delivery of mission-critical systems. Lead operation of mission-critical systems”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years payments domain expertise, Experience building large-scale payment acquiring platforms, Experience operating large-scale payment acquiring platforms, Experience with payments value chain, Experience with payment networks, Experience with settlement and reconciliation, Experience with fraud prevention, Experience with KYC/AML, Experience with risk management, Experience with regional regulatory landscapes, Hands-on experience with modern payment technology stacks, Experience with backend architectures, Experience with microservices, Experience with GoLang, Experience with AWS, Experience with mobile payment integrations, Experience with tokenization, Experience with encryption, Experience with real-time transaction processing, Experience building resilient systems, Experience building high-availability systems, Experience handling high transaction volumes, Experience with zero downtime, Product partnership skills, Operational excellence, Compliance excellence, Implement best practices in observability, Implement best practices in service level agreements, Implement best practices in security, Implement best practices in data governance, Implement best practices in regulatory reporting
Nice to Have
Familiarity with payment networks, Familiarity with settlement and reconciliation, Familiarity with fraud prevention, Familiarity with KYC/AML, Familiarity with risk management, Familiarity with regional regulatory landscapes in Southeast Asia, Experience with GoLang, Experience with AWS, Experience with mobile payment integrations, Experience with tokenization, Experience with encryption, Experience with real-time transaction processing, Experience building resilient systems, Experience building high-availability systems, Experience handling high transaction volumes, Experience with zero downtime
What You'll Do.
Lead delivery of mission-critical systems
Lead operation of mission-critical systems
Lead teams of senior engineers
Partner with Compliance
Partner with other teams
Shape technical strategy for payments stack
Set bar for engineering excellence
Promote culture of ownership
Promote culture of expertise
Promote culture of continuous improvement
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product; Partner with Risk; Partner with Compliance; Partner with other teams
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job 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. As a Senior Engineering Manager in Payment Acquiring Experience function, you will lead the delivery, and operation of mission-critical systems. These systems move money for millions of customers and merchants every day. Reliability, security, compliance, and speed are non-negotiable in these systems. You will lead teams of senior engineers, partner with Product, Risk, Compliance, and other teams, and shape the long-term technical strategy for our payments stack. You will set the bar for engineering excellence, grow leaders, and promote a culture of ownership, expertise, and continuous improvement. This role is for someone who excels at the intersection of deep technical leadership, partner and people management — and who is energised by building world-class systems at scale. You will report to a Senior Engineering Manager who heads the Payment Acquiring Experience vertical and work onsite at our office in Bangalore, India. ## Qualifications * 12+ years of payments domain expertise with experience building and operating large-scale payment acquiring platforms. * Experience with the payments value chain – familiarity with payment networks, settlement and reconciliation, fraud prevention, KYC/AML, risk management, and regional regulatory landscapes in Southeast Asia. * Hands-on experience with modern payment technology stacks – including backend architectures (microservices, GoLang, AWS), mobile payment integrations, tokenization, encryption, and real-time transaction processing. * Experience building resili
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