Grab

Once you've established trust with your teammates and managers, you will have so many opportunities to be involved in all kinds of projects and to take on all kinds of responsibilities.

The environment here is fast-paced, and it is definitely only for the strong. But in my tenure here, I feel like I've grown and learned so much. I cannot imagine getting the same kinds of opportunities in any other company.

It doesn't matter that much what your background was before joining Grab. I believe that as long as you are able to demonstrate that you are a smart, reliable, hardworking teammate, doors will open for you.

Grab is the kind of company that will have no problem putting 23/24-year-old engineers who have not had any previous working experience in charge of critical projects involving core technology and infrastructure (with oversight from more experienced engineering managers, of course), as long as they have demonstrated their abilities during their time with us.

Company culture has shifted pretty dramatically as the company has brought in more investment and more teammates to fuel the growth required.

This is not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but I do miss the days where there were fewer processes to follow and the team as a whole was more cohesive and dynamic.

Keep a close eye on the culture. It's a slippery slope, and if things ever get bad enough to be easily noticeable, it might already be too late.