# Hiring > 6 posts about Hiring, summarised, each linking to the original. ## Articles ### [7 Fun Facts about Grab’s Driver-Partners in Singapore](https://yomu.fyi/post/7-fun-facts-about-grab-s-driver-partners-in-singapore.md) - Company: [Grab](https://yomu.fyi/company/grab.md) - Author: Lara PuReum Yim - Published: Mar 20, 2020 Grab analyzed ride-hailing metrics from driver-partners operating in Singapore to identify platform usage trends and driving patterns. Findings indicate that drivers have a 1 in 400 chance of encountering a repeat passenger among the 5.4 million population, with Tampines recording the most pickups and Orchard and Marina Bay serving as top destinations in 2018. Driver behavior data shows that partners with over two years of platform experience routinely start shifts an hour earlier and leverage auto-accept features to minimize idle waiting time. Furthermore, drivers are twice as likely to receive back-to-back ride allocations during evening peak hours, resulting in roughly 50% higher hourly earnings. The dataset also highlights customer satisfaction metrics, showing that shared GrabShare rides achieved an average rating of 4.8 stars. ### [The Art of Hiring Good Engineers](https://yomu.fyi/post/the-art-of-hiring-good-engineers.md) - Company: [Grab](https://yomu.fyi/company/grab.md) - Author: Rachel Lee - Published: Oct 4, 2017 Building and scaling engineering teams requires adapting recruitment strategies across different organizational sizes, from initial hires to hundreds of engineers. Teams often begin with small groups of battle-tested engineers before designing formal hiring pipelines. The recruitment approach outlines four key steps: sourcing top-tier talent from platforms like GitHub and LinkedIn, assessing technical fit through tailored screens or assignments, evaluating cross-functional and culture fit via group interviews, and optimizing the process. This optimization includes routing candidates strategically to strict bar-raiser interviewers to prevent burnout and expedite decisions. ### [So You Need to Hire Good Engineers](https://yomu.fyi/post/so-you-need-to-hire-good-engineers.md) - Company: [Grab](https://yomu.fyi/company/grab.md) - Author: Rachel Lee - Published: Jul 24, 2017 Hiring strategies in fast-growing technology startups dictate the quality and scalability of expanding engineering teams. Insights gathered from conversations with over one hundred engineering leaders identify crucial evaluation criteria across technical competence, cultural alignment, and problem-solving capability. Candidates rarely present a perfect technical fit, requiring hiring managers to weigh passion, willingness to learn, and risk appetite against baseline technical requirements. Rather than focusing solely on static factual questions, interviewers gain deeper insights by probing the rationale behind candidates' architectural and implementation choices. High-caliber engineers ultimately elevate team capability by simplifying complex challenges, writing cleaner code, and learning quickly. ### [How Grab Hires Engineers in Singapore](https://yomu.fyi/post/how-grab-hires-engineers-in-singapore.md) - Company: [Grab](https://yomu.fyi/company/grab.md) - Author: Daniel Tay - Published: Feb 16, 2017 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. ### [Battling with Tech Giants for the World's Best Talent](https://yomu.fyi/post/battling-with-tech-giants-for-the-world-s-best-talent.md) - Company: [Grab](https://yomu.fyi/company/grab.md) - Author: Grab Engineering - Published: Jan 18, 2017 Grab maintains research and development centres across Singapore, Seattle, and Beijing to develop mobility and transaction platforms for Southeast Asia. Engineer Brandon Gao turned down an offer from a major Seattle-based technology corporation to remain at the company due to rapid growth and high engineering impact. During backend infrastructure changes starting in May 2015, Grab transitioned core services from Node.js and Ruby to Golang. A weekend Golang prototype created by Gao evolved into the primary data service linking backend servers to 580,000 drivers across the region. Additionally, his initial work on the User Trust team established a machine-learning risk and fraud detection system supporting large-scale mobile transaction volumes. ### [Grab Vietnam Careers Week](https://yomu.fyi/post/grab-vietnam-careers-week.md) - Company: [Grab](https://yomu.fyi/company/grab.md) - Author: Grab Engineering - Published: Oct 14, 2016 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.