I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Grab (Ho Chi Minh City) in Apr 2024
Interview
I got response fast. Interviewee and HR supported me well. First 3 rounds were online calls. The last round was on-site meet with Department Head. Result of each round was confirmed within 2 working days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
R1: Engineering manager fitment, tech depth, culture
R2: System design - Design Slack Chat
R3: Hiring manager round: Codility, Culture fit, People management, Project management. Coditily: Height of binary tree
R4: meeting with Department Head, questions are the same as R1, R3
There was a total of 4 rounds communicated. 2 technical rounds with team members and a hiring manager round and bar riser round. Had a good experience with both technical rounds.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Grab in May 2022
Interview
Politics running high even in the Interview Process.
Coding Interview Round:
Panellists only smile, chit-chat and paste ready-made questions to you. Not involved in discussion basically just gave you and waiting patiently for you to solve it. Even when you try to build the conversation.
System Design Round:
Panellists know little about System design, somehow rejecting to believe the solution can be simple by utilizing row lock mechanism and serialization behaviour of PostgreSQL.
No feedback was given except that you are not good enough. Such different experience compared to Interview with Silicon Valley engineers.
Then again the recruiter must follow what the interviewer say, there are no verification of their verdict nor repercution. They are trying to save their ownself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding Question, prepare yourself for mid level question.