Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 24, 2026. AirAsia scores A on the Alion truth index.
Job Description
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 (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
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 (Node.js, 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.
We are all different - one talent to another - that is how we rely on our differences. At AirAsia, you will be treated fairly and given all chances to be your best.We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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