Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Engineering Manager - Ride

Location: Kuala Lum pur

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 (Node.js), 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

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Manage, coach, and grow a team of software engineers across mobile, backend, and QA.

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Conduct career development, performance reviews, and growth planning.

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Foster a high-performance engineering culture emphasizing delivery, reliability, and innovation.

2. Technical Oversight

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Provide architectural guidance for real-time systems.

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Ensure best practices for coding, testing, observability, and secure development.

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Drive technical standards across React Native apps, backend services, APIs, and infra.

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Collaborate with platform, data, and infra teams to ensure scalability and cost efficiency.

3. Delivery & Execution

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Own sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and release management across squads.

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Monitor system SLAs—availability, latency, booking success rate, and error budgets.

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Ensure seamless app updates, backend deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.

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Partner with QA, SRE, Ops teams to uphold reliability and resilience of production systems.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

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Work closely with Product, Ops, and Design to deliver impactful features at speed.

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Provide technical input during product discovery, UX reviews, and growth initiatives.

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Partner with Operations and Business stakeholders to improve driver supply, rider demand, and marketplace efficiency.

Required Qualifications

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8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2+ years in leadership (Tech Lead, EM, or equivalent).

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Experience leading cross-functional teams delivering consumer-grade apps or platforms at scale.

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Strong technical background in mobile (React Native) and/or backend (Node.js, Java, or equivalent).

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Proven track record in managing real-time, transactional, or high-availability systems.

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Familiar with CI/CD, monitoring, and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).

Preferred Qualifications

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Prior experience in ride-hailing, mobility, logistics, or other two-sided marketplaces.

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Understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, and data streaming.

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Knowledge of payment systems, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance.

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Experience with marketplace algorithms (dispatching, routing, pricing).

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Exposure to superapp ecosystems and modular service integration.

Why Join AirAsia MOVE?

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Build the next-generation mobile experience for one of ASEAN’s most loved travel brands.

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High ownership environment with the freedom to influence mobile architecture and direction.

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Collaborate with passionate designers, product owners, and senior tech leads.

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Enjoy travel perks and exposure to cross-regional product teams within Capital A.