Avoid at all costs
Avoid at all costs
Initial TC is pretty good if you don’t get lowballed.
Language Barrier
Chinese is the working language. If you don’t know it, be prepared to stare at auto-translated captions during online meetings and pray that it understands the various accents. Good luck for in-person meetings. Don’t believe it if they say they’re transitioning to English; this has been heard for years with no progress.
Lack of Progression
They’d rather bring people over from China than promote people here. Expect zero guidance in this aspect. Then, during performance reviews, they give everyone the same PC answers on why we don’t deserve promotions or increments.
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The recruiter reached out on LinkedIn, and the process was quite fast. It was only during the interview that both the interviewer and I realized the team was not a good match for me. Rejected after two rounds and no feedback. Confused.
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Resume screening, online assessments (for some technical roles), and multiple rounds of interviews. The process can involve phone, video, or in-person interviews with a mix of one-on-one and panel formats.
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The first round was about OOD and discussing past projects. The second round involved a hard-level LeetCode question and past experience. The interviewers were quite supportive during the interview.
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 24, 2025The recruiter reached out on LinkedIn, and the process was quite fast. It was only during the interview that both the interviewer and I realized the team was not a good match for me. Rejected after two rounds and no feedback. Confused.
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AustraliaOctober 22, 2025Resume screening, online assessments (for some technical roles), and multiple rounds of interviews. The process can involve phone, video, or in-person interviews with a mix of one-on-one and panel formats.
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United StatesOctober 15, 2025The first round was about OOD and discussing past projects. The second round involved a hard-level LeetCode question and past experience. The interviewers were quite supportive during the interview.
