My recruiter call first set expectations and outlined the interview process and compensation. After that, I went through two interview rounds that were conducted in English, though I noticed they cared if I could also speak Chinese. The difficulty felt average overall, and the questions were very grounded in my background.
In the HR screen, I was asked a business-style question about teamwork and my specific experience working with others. I also got asked what I knew about web3 and how my trading experience related to what the team does, plus whether I spoke Chinese. On the technical side, the engineer interview was mostly resume-based and conversational, but still technical. I got challenged on architectural decisions like why I used SQL instead of NoSQL, and I had to explain ACID compliance. There were also questions about serverless—what it is and how it actually works.
> 1 year
Difficult Positive Auckland, Auckland
My process started with three technical rounds, and it felt like they were stacking increasing levels of responsibility. I first went into a coding-style interview with my direct report equivalent, where I had to solve a LeetCode-style problem and explain my approach. I also got pulled into questions about my Java backend experience, so it wasn’t just algorithm talk—it was also about how I’d built systems.
The second round shifted into system design. I discussed scalability, trade-offs, and how to handle high concurrency scenarios in a large-scale setup. The third round was with the head of engineering and became more high-level: past projects, technical leadership, and how I approached cultural fit. After the technical rounds, HR contacted me to confirm salary expectations.
> 1 year
Difficult Neutral Kuala Lumpur
After introductions and a discussion of my project experience, the interview drilled into backend fundamentals in a pretty deep way. The questions ran…
> 1 year
Average Positive Singapore
I kicked things off with an initial recruiter conversation that was mostly administrative and fit-checking. It felt pretty smooth overall—nothing over…
> 1 year
Average Neutral London, England
After a recruiter call, I went straight into a structured technical journey. The next step started with a generic algorithmic interview, then moved in…
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