I applied online. The process took two months.

A snail-paced hiring matrix, lacking professional candidate management!

The technical loop consisted of coding assessments, system design discussions with the engineering team, and the broader discussion with the hiring manager that are well structured. However, the Talent Acquisition process entirely overshadowed the experience. The process dragged on for more than 60 days. After completing the final interview rounds, the recruiter stopped responding. Despite polite follow-ups over several weeks to request an update, I was met with absolute silence. The two-month process was eventually concluded by a generic, automated "no-reply" rejection email. Sending a boilerplate email with zero feedback after a candidate clears multiple technical stages, goes through a final round and invests two months into the pipeline lacks basic respect for their time and effort. While headcount shifts and rejections are a normal part of hiring, completely ghosting a candidate post-final round is highly unprofessional.

The interview process includes the following rounds:

• Intro call: Standard questions from the TA team member.
• Live coding round: Easy to Medium LeetCode style problems.
• System design round: Discussion regarding one of Grab's products (a specific feature, I should say).
• Culture fit round: Conventional behavioral questions that are common for big tech companies.
• Ghosting round: This can fit in between any rounds, and best of luck preparing for this :)