Senior Technical Curriculum Developer

The Grab Technical Learning and Development team seeks an experienced technical curriculum developer to deliver much-needed courseware and training to fill core skill gaps. In this role, you focus on developing training for internal globally distributed product teams across engineering, product management, design/UX, and data science and analytics. Product engineering teams at Grab work on mission-critical initiatives where delivery and team performance align closely with customer and business impact. We underscore the importance of employee training at all stages, whether its onboarding or continuous learning. Your goal is to equip our teams with the necessary tech skills and knowledge to contribute successfully.

Entrenched in the engineering teams, you not only develop courseware to accommodate different learning styles but also devise means of measuring the ROI impact of training. Join us on this fast-paced journey as we embark on new and ambitious initiatives. 

Responsibilities

This role requires a high degree of self-sufficiency and independent judgment to lead projects end-to-end from gathering requirements, planning content, to developing programs and measuring their effectiveness. 

• Design and develop innovative learning solutions applying adult learning principles and systematic instructional design to guide rapid learning while engaging with a high level of participation.

• Develop technical/engineering learning content that fits the needs of the learner (includes on-demand e-learning courses online, virtual instructor-led training as well as classroom and blended learning materials).

• Test hands-on coding tutorials just like an engineer would. 

• Be conversant in code to be able to write small code snippets and build hello world sample code applications for training.

• Program manage the creation and distribution of technical course content including developing exercises, tutorials, job aids, assessments, and other methods of learning including social or connected learning strategies, and multimedia-based assets.

• Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand the needs of the course objectives tailored for specific roles in engineering, product management, design, and data science plus analytics disciplines.

• Contribute to the design and development of new learning models, LMS tools, and content design templates.

• Drive higher technical course content quality adopting a customer-first mindset contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

• Coordinate and evaluate courseware developed by other team members. 

• Develop certification programs and exams that tailor to specific initiatives, roles, and work streams. 

• Deliver training when necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree in technical writing or instructional design. 

• Four years adult education experience (as teacher or curriculum developer). 

• 5+ years experience in software engineering. 

• Strong knowledge of the latest technologies in developing scalable distributed systems across backend, mobile, web development. 

• Programming background or experience is mandatory. 

• Exceptional written skills with advanced grammar knowledge.

• Exceptional presentation and facilitation skills.

• Demonstrated knowledge of leading-edge training platforms, technologies, and content creation tools (work samples required).

• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.

Culture:

The Grab Principles capture the 4 underlying qualities expected of every Grabber.These are the 4 qualities that got Grab to where we are today and elements we want to preserve in our Grabbers going ahead. Prospective Grabbers should possess all four qualities to qualify as a Grabber.Heart - We care for and serve our communitiesHunger - We have the grit to do what it takes.Honour - We do the right thing and keep to our word.Humility - We are self-aware and constantly seek to improve.