# How Grab Hires Engineers in Singapore

[Grab](https://yomu.fyi/company/grab) · Daniel Tay · Feb 16, 2017

**Type:** Explainer

## Summary

Grab maintains a selective engineering recruitment process in Singapore, with only three to five percent of candidates ultimately receiving an offer. The evaluation pipeline typically spans three to four weeks and includes an initial HR phone screen, an online coding round, and consecutive technical interviews. Recruiters assess candidate capability via public GitHub projects, presentations, and technical blogs rather than traditional CV qualifications alone. The company prioritizes experience in low-latency distributed systems and microservices design alongside strong cultural alignment with peer collaboration.

## Context

Job seekers in Singapore face opaque hiring processes and low workplace satisfaction when navigating engineering career opportunities at major technology firms.

## Approach / What changed

Grab evaluates engineering candidates through a multi-stage process covering public code portfolios, algorithmic tests, microservices design discussions, and cultural assessments.

## Takeaways

- Only 3 to 5 percent of candidates who enter Grab's engineering interview process reach the final offer stage.
- Initial candidate evaluations emphasize public GitHub projects, technical presentations, and blog posts over traditional CV credentials.
- Technical interviews for senior candidates specifically assess architectural decisions regarding scalability, high availability, and backend microservices.

**Tags:** [Hiring](https://yomu.fyi/topic/hiring), [Microservices](https://yomu.fyi/topic/microservices), [Scalability](https://yomu.fyi/topic/scalability)

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