Lead Data Infrastructure Engineer

Role summary

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Grab is seeking a Lead Data Infrastructure Engineer in Indonesia to design, build, and operate reliable, scalable platforms supporting data processing, storage, and analytics. The role typically requires strong experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, databases, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code, together with proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go. Candidates should understand reliability, security, monitoring, cost optimization, and high-volume data workloads. As a technical leader, the successful applicant is expected to set engineering standards, mentor team members, collaborate with data and product teams, improve platform performance, and lead complex projects from design through production. Experience in a large-scale technology or marketplace environment is highly advantageous.

About the employer

Grab is a Southeast Asian technology company headquartered in Singapore, operating across mobility, food delivery, parcel delivery, digital payments, financial services, and other everyday services. Founded in 2012, it has developed a large platform connecting consumers, driver-partners, merchants, and businesses across countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Indonesia is one of Grab’s largest and most important markets, with substantial engineering, operations, commercial, and product activity. The company uses data, artificial intelligence, cloud technology, and financial technology to improve transportation, commerce, and access to digital services. Employees generally work in fast-moving, collaborative teams and may support products serving millions of users. Compensation and benefits vary by country, level, and employment arrangement, while technical roles often involve regional collaboration and opportunities to work on large-scale systems.