Software Engineer, Backend Interview Experience - Singapore, Singapore
September 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
All rounds were held in one day.
- The first round was to design the backend architecture for a news site with live polling.
- The second round was a coding question: find the maximum distance between two leaves.
If you passed the first two rounds, the third round was with the hiring manager.
I didn't hear back from them, but she gave pretty decent advice.
Questions
Design the backend architecture for a news site with live polling.
Find the maximum distance between two leaves.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Grab Software Engineer, Backend role in Singapore, Singapore.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Grab's interview process for their Software Engineer, Backend roles in Singapore, Singapore is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Grab's Software Engineer, Backend interview process in Singapore, Singapore.
Grab Work Experiences
5.0
Great company to work for
Software Engineer, Backend • Current Employee
February 16, 2022
Pros: It's a great place to work filled with many nice and brilliant people. It has a great culture of allowing people to grow and achieve their best and encourage people to take the initiative and have ownership of their work. I'm also lucky to be a part of a small but excellent team and I'm really enjoying my work so far.
Cons: There's no permanently remote working arrangement as of now.
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.
Many growth opportunities and learning channels, good learning space.
The workload is reasonable.
Cons: Too many services to familiarize with as an engineer.
Confusing Team Structures.
5.0
Very rewarding experience
Software Engineer, Backend • Former Employee
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 and the sharing sessions provided by interns and employees from other teams gave me an insight to what each team does.
Cons: Laptop equipment took 3 weeks to arrive, 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 could not experience the office environment.
- 5.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineer, Backend • Current EmployeeFebruary 16, 2022Pros: It's a great place to work filled with many nice and brilliant people. It has a great culture of allowing people to grow and achieve their best and encourage people to take the initiative and have ownership of their work. I'm also lucky to be a part of a small but excellent team and I'm really enjoying my work so far.Cons: There's no permanently remote working arrangement as of now.
- 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. Many growth opportunities and learning channels, good learning space. The workload is reasonable.Cons: Too many services to familiarize with as an engineer. Confusing Team Structures.
- 5.0Very rewarding experienceSoftware Engineer, Backend • Former EmployeeSingaporeFebruary 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 and the sharing sessions provided by interns and employees from other teams gave me an insight to what each team does.Cons: Laptop equipment took 3 weeks to arrive, 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 could not experience the office environment.
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