Engineering Manager

3 days ago

Kuala Lumpur Centre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia AirAsia Full time 100,000 - 250,000 per year

*Job Title: Engineering Manager - Ride*

Location: Kuala Lumpur

*About AirAsia MOVE*

AirAsia MOVE is a dynamic ASEAN-focused budget travel platform redefining how people experience and book travel. As part of Capital A, we're building products that span flights, hotels, e-hailing, experiences, payments, and more—powered by a tech-first mindset and a relentless focus on customer experience. Join us in shaping the digital future of travel across the region.

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager – AirAsia Ride, you'll lead cross-functional engineering squads responsible for building and scaling our ride-hailing platform. You oversee systems spanning mobile (React Native), backend ), real-time services, job assignments, payments, and operational tooling. This is a hands-on leadership role combining people management, technical direction, and delivery ownership to ensure a seamless, reliable, and delightful experience for both riders and drivers.

Key Responsibilities

*1. Team Management & Growth*

  • Manage, coach, and grow a team of software engineers across mobile, backend, and QA.
  • Conduct career development, performance reviews, and growth planning.
  • Foster a high-performance engineering culture emphasizing delivery, reliability, and innovation.

*2. Technical Oversight*

  • Provide architectural guidance for real-time systems.
  • Ensure best practices for coding, testing, observability, and secure development.
  • Drive technical standards across React Native apps, backend services, APIs, and infra.
  • Collaborate with platform, data, and infra teams to ensure scalability and cost efficiency.

*3. Delivery & Execution*

  • Own sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and release management across squads.
  • Monitor system SLAs—availability, latency, booking success rate, and error budgets.
  • Ensure seamless app updates, backend deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Partner with QA, SRE, Ops teams to uphold reliability and resilience of production systems.

*4. Cross-Functional Collaboration*

  • Work closely with Product, Ops, and Design to deliver impactful features at speed.
  • Provide technical input during product discovery, UX reviews, and growth initiatives.
  • Partner with Operations and Business stakeholders to improve driver supply, rider demand, and marketplace efficiency.

*Required Qualifications*

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2+ years in leadership (Tech Lead, EM, or equivalent).
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams delivering consumer-grade apps or platforms at scale.
  • Strong technical background in mobile (React Native) and/or backend , Java, or equivalent).
  • Proven track record in managing real-time, transactional, or high-availability systems.
  • Familiar with CI/CD, monitoring, and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).

*Preferred Qualifications*

  • Prior experience in ride-hailing, mobility, logistics, or other two-sided marketplaces.
  • Understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, and data streaming.
  • Knowledge of payment systems, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance.
  • Experience with marketplace algorithms (dispatching, routing, pricing).
  • Exposure to superapp ecosystems and modular service integration.

*Why Join AirAsia MOVE?*

  • Build the next-generation mobile experience for one of ASEAN's most loved travel brands.
  • High ownership environment with the freedom to influence mobile architecture and direction.
  • Collaborate with passionate designers, product owners, and senior tech leads.
  • Enjoy travel perks and exposure to cross-regional product teams within Capital A.

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