a) One of the good companies to work for in Southeast Asia. b) The tech stack is new and flexible, as per industry standards. c) Competition is high, and there are a lot of challenges to solve. d) Good benefits for employees, such as GrabFlex and health insurance.
a) Some teams are highly racist. b) Low emphasis on innovation. New ideas are given a back seat. c) Leadership and managers don't care about optimal solutions and don't think from a tech perspective. d) Random excuses are given when raising promotion requests. More importance is given if your race is the same as the manager's race. If not, then it's highly probable that you will be part of racism and favoritism tactics. e) Highly stressful job with no work-life balance, as they state in their hiring. The worst part is that people at higher levels do less work and just delegate. f) Diversity is decreasing in HQ. People are inviting their friends with 1-2 interviews and they become part of the company. I have seen cases where some experienced people got rejected because of favoritism. g) Micromanagement: Managers micromanage. The "4H" is just words. h) High Politics: Your work and showcase are highly dependent on your age and relations with your manager. No matter how hard you try, they will try to put down external factors such as age to suppress your impact.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took two weeks. It was a fast-track process. The HR process was straightforward, and then it went to two technical interviews: live coding and system design. And then it went to a culture fit with
There are 3 rounds of interviews. The first round is a technical interview covering data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving. The second round focuses on system design and architecture. The third round assesses culture fit.
Do enough LeetCode problems to understand more about them. Tough system design questions must be expected, and you must be prepared to do well. It’s okay to let the interviewer guide, but you must drive the requirements.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took two weeks. It was a fast-track process. The HR process was straightforward, and then it went to two technical interviews: live coding and system design. And then it went to a culture fit with
There are 3 rounds of interviews. The first round is a technical interview covering data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving. The second round focuses on system design and architecture. The third round assesses culture fit.
Do enough LeetCode problems to understand more about them. Tough system design questions must be expected, and you must be prepared to do well. It’s okay to let the interviewer guide, but you must drive the requirements.