I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Terrascope
Interview
Had a technical assessment first before one round with the hiring manager. Subsequently, would have been case study round and then interview with other team members. The recruitment process could have been more efficient
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Describe a time you took the initiative to do something
I applied online. I interviewed at Terrascope (Singapore) in Jun 2025
Interview
Backend Engineer Interview for Node.js, 1st round was hackerrank, 1 medium questions on Disjoint Set Union, question was related to palindromic transformation, 2 Node.js specific questions on doing CRUD, 1 of them was password implementation on Node.js
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Question 1
2nd round was to solve a BE live coding assignment, build a file upload Endpoint and do CRUD on it, 1 follow up system design ques on how to scale the file upload endpoint, 1 mongodb aggregation query
Entire process was done by AI from the initial email outreach, scheduling to the first interview. Even the rejection was made from a no reply email despite being signed off by their HR. The overall process lacks the human touch. Ultimately, the team decided not to proceed because they decided that they were going to prioritise Australia expansion instead of the Singapore role. Definitely, could have been a decision made before beginning interviews and wasting candidates time. Really avoided a company that shows that it does not put people at its core.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a challenge faced and how did you overcome it? Basic interview questions were asked by AI.
