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• Fun, young teammates
• Many opportunities to make an impact and initiate projects
• Ample budget for regular team-building activities
• Potential to work on high-traffic products, or also opt for internal operation platforms
• Work closely with many other teammates: Backend, QAs, and Product
• Great benefits for dental coverage, insurance, and a personal wellness fund for fitness-related activities
• Daily lunch provision

• Mainly imported talent, leaders and superiors; local hires are mostly juniors, sometimes senior.
• Some teams may popularize the usage of a certain mother tongue, depending on collaborating project teammates.
• Strong WFO culture, despite no need for it.
• Need to make contributions in both business and technical projects, not only in one category.
• Need to work on high-impact and measurable projects to demonstrate contributions and personal growth.
• Work with mainly in-house technical tools and stacks.
• Never interact much with distant teams; for example, never hear from the CEO much.

Improve employees' growth pathways and encourage leaders to grow their members and push them for promotions. Communicate regularly.