Software Engineer, Backend Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
August 24, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Small, well-structured group in Seattle.
Quick interview process:
- One meeting with a senior director
- Three SDE-type interviews, which were quite challenging.
The team is good and efficient.
Questions
Schedule meetings with the least number of conference rooms. Print vertical traversal of a binary tree. AWS-based architecture questions (how to handle failures, design a Spotify-like service). Optimize a file-sharing service running out of one box. Solve a maze with barriers.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Grab Software Engineer, Backend role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Grab's interview process for their Software Engineer, Backend roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Grab's Software Engineer, Backend interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Grab Work Experiences
4.0
Great Culture, Odd Pay
Software Engineer, Backend • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
November 9, 2019
Pros: 1. Great work culture. Talented colleagues and great bosses.
2. Latest tech stack to work on.
Cons: 1. Salary is paid illogically to people.
2. Too many people.
5.0
A very rewarding experience
Software Engineer, Backend • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
February 1, 2021
Pros: I enjoyed learning a lot about the tech stack from Grab, contributing to its ecosystem and communicating with the managers and the team to learn more about technical challenges and work culture. It was also very interesting to learn about the company's structure. The sharing sessions provided by interns and employees from other teams gave me an insight into what each team does.
Cons: Laptop equipment took 3 weeks to arrive. It was difficult to contact the mentors sometimes due to workload. Working from home during COVID made it impossible to meet the team face-to-face and I could not experience the office environment.
5.0
Great place with nice people and growth opportunities
Software Engineer, Backend • Current Employee
September 22, 2021
Pros: The proportion of Junior vs Senior Engineers is even; most engineers are skilled.
There are many growth opportunities and learning channels, and a good learning space.
The workload is reasonable.
Cons: Too many services for an engineer to familiarize with.
Confusing team structures.
- 4.0Great Culture, Odd PaySoftware Engineer, Backend • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeNovember 9, 2019Pros: 1. Great work culture. Talented colleagues and great bosses. 2. Latest tech stack to work on.Cons: 1. Salary is paid illogically to people. 2. Too many people.
- 5.0A very rewarding experienceSoftware Engineer, Backend • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeFebruary 1, 2021Pros: I enjoyed learning a lot about the tech stack from Grab, contributing to its ecosystem and communicating with the managers and the team to learn more about technical challenges and work culture. It was also very interesting to learn about the company's structure. The sharing sessions provided by interns and employees from other teams gave me an insight into what each team does.Cons: Laptop equipment took 3 weeks to arrive. It was difficult to contact the mentors sometimes due to workload. Working from home during COVID made it impossible to meet the team face-to-face and I could not experience the office environment.
- 5.0Great place with nice people and growth opportunitiesSoftware Engineer, Backend • Current EmployeeSeptember 22, 2021Pros: The proportion of Junior vs Senior Engineers is even; most engineers are skilled. There are many growth opportunities and learning channels, and a good learning space. The workload is reasonable.Cons: Too many services for an engineer to familiarize with. Confusing team structures.
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