# Grab Vietnam Careers Week

[Grab](https://yomu.fyi/company/grab) · Grab Engineering · Oct 14, 2016

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Grab announced its first Grab Vietnam Careers Week, held in Ho Chi Minh City from 22 to 26 October 2016, aimed at hiring engineers to improve regional transportation and reduce congestion. At the time, Grab operated on 23 million mobile devices supported by 460,000 drivers across Southeast Asia. The announcement features an interview with Singapore-based iOS engineer Hai Pham and Android engineer Son Nguyen discussing team culture, regular hackathons termed "Grabathons", and relocation to Singapore. Technical candidates undergo a Codility test and are evaluated on clean mobile architecture, testing, and performance maintenance. The engineers also offer advice on apartment hunting through online community forums and adapting to life in Singapore.

## Context

Grab is expanding its engineering ranks to support mobility services operating across 23 million mobile devices and 460,000 drivers in Southeast Asia.

## Approach / What changed

Grab is hosting an in-person hiring event in Ho Chi Minh City from 22 to 26 October 2016, where Singapore R&D centre mobile engineers conduct interviews and screen candidates through Codility tests.

## Takeaways

- Mobile engineering applicants must pass a Codility test and demonstrate skills in clean architecture, testing, and performance maintenance.
- Grab runs regular internal company hackathons named 'Grabathons' to iterate on and improve apps and services.
- The engineering team at the Singapore R&D centre supports mobile operations spanning 23 million devices and 460,000 drivers across Southeast Asia.

**Tags:** [Android](https://yomu.fyi/topic/android), [Architecture](https://yomu.fyi/topic/architecture), [Hiring](https://yomu.fyi/topic/hiring), [iOS](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ios), [Testing](https://yomu.fyi/topic/testing)

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