Lead Software Engineer, Backend - Service Mesh

📋 Description Define and drive multi-year technical strategy for the service mesh platform Architect and review mesh infra (Istio, Envoy or equivalent) Lead platform concerns: traffic, discovery, mTLS, observability, rate limiting Set engineering standards, code quality, reviews, and post-mortem culture Drive AI-assisted engineering tooling adoption across the team Lead execution from ambiguous initiatives to concrete delivery 🎯 Requirements Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering or equivalent 6+ years in software engineering; 3+ in distributed systems Hands-on with service mesh tech: Istio/Envoy/Linkerd etc Experience with Kubernetes and cloud infra (AWS, GCP, Azure) Proficiency in Go (preferred) or Java/Python; CI/CD and IaC Experience guiding AI tooling adoption in engineering teams 🎁 Benefits Term Life Insurance and Medical Insurance GrabFlex benefits package Parental and LASA volunteering leave Grabber Assistance Programme for personal support