Lack of Hands-on Technical Skill Senior Leader/ Head
Lack of Hands-on Technical Skill Senior Leader/ Head
Technical product manager. No need for a corresponding "skill" field; "manage people and project schedule" also works.
Employee housing loans are very useful.
If you're a tech lover, don't work here. There are many procedural/political hindrances to evolving the technical stack.
App architecture tech debt is serious.
Business has hard deadlines over technical concerns.
Lack of promotion opportunity.
Very often, there are no salary increments, and bonuses are not attractive (1-2 months only for top-rated employees).
The concepts of Agile and Waterfall were not clear. Both practices were mixed together, which introduced overhead, but they called it "localized agile".
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Technical Lead
Chats with senior staff and other team members to review what was being done, as this was an international project. Overall, the process was straightforward, as I was an SME in the subject matter and this was already recognized.
Lead Engineer
I had conducted the first round technical interview. Starting by walking through my project experience, then extending technical questions based on what I had done with my projects. Overall feeling good with the friendly interviewer.
Senior Java Developer
I was invited for a 2-hour interview. When I arrived, I had to wait 20 minutes for "the manager" as he was having coffee with his friend. Then we went to the office, where he couldn't find a conference room, so we went to the dining room. I had an in
Technical Lead
London, EnglandAugust 1, 2015Chats with senior staff and other team members to review what was being done, as this was an international project. Overall, the process was straightforward, as I was an SME in the subject matter and this was already recognized.
Lead Engineer
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaAugust 14, 2025I had conducted the first round technical interview. Starting by walking through my project experience, then extending technical questions based on what I had done with my projects. Overall feeling good with the friendly interviewer.
Senior Java Developer
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJune 14, 2018I was invited for a 2-hour interview. When I arrived, I had to wait 20 minutes for "the manager" as he was having coffee with his friend. Then we went to the office, where he couldn't find a conference room, so we went to the dining room. I had an in
