1. Health check

  2. Behaviour Interview

  3. NAVER, LINE, VNG, Grab, Axon, EH

    3.1. LINE

    1. Pros:
      • Learning about AI Agents first.
      • Java Skills: Request to do Java product ⇒ Implement Java skills and AWS.
      • Salary: 5x - 6x.
      • Hybrid: Remote job + IELTS 7.5 + AWS Cloud.
      • Working time: 6 months - 1 year
    2. Cons:
      • Can not long-term because you can not move to Manager Role, maximum is Tech Lead.
      • Singapore Dream: Maybe Grab should be more aligned ⇒ Difficult to solve.
      • Girlfriend: Maybe Grab have more relationship to find a girlfriend ⇒ Difficult to solve

    3.2. VNG

    1. Pros:
      • Promote Senior in 1 year, tech lead in 2 year.
      • Senior here → L6 or junior Axon or EH.

    ii. Cons:

    3.3. Naver

    3.4. Grab

    1. Pros:
      • Dynamic on-site workforce, chance to build relationships
      • Girlfriend: girls in Grab are good and beautiful.
      • Singapore dream: better for going global.
      • Salary: 4x - 5x
    2. Cons:
      • On-site: too overwhelmed, hybrid is better.
      • Awareness: What products Grab Vietnam do ?
        • CRM + Notification team.
        • Do Grabpay in VN ?
        • GrabMap and Grab Matching: Singapore of course.

    3.5. Axon

    1. Pros:
      • Salary: 5x
      • Hybrid: work-life balance
      • English and fame
      • This is a very good middle steps to go another company.
    2. Cons:
      • Forever title ⇒ Very long time to go Middle or Senior Level.

    3.6. EH

    1. Pros:
      • Remote-first: flexible to do 2 jobs.
      • Salary: 5x - 6x
      • English and fame
      • This is a very good middle steps to go another company.
    2. Cons:
      • Easy to become Middle Level, but hard to become Senior Level (8 years).
  4. Global big-tech techstack

    1. Google
    2. Facebook
      • Language: PHP, Hack.
      • Facebook’s Solution: HHVM (HipHop Virtual Machine) was Facebook’s answer to making PHP fast enough at global scale.
    3. Amazon
    4. Netflix
    5. Apple
    6. Uber

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