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Culture at foodpanda

Engineering-Led

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In today's world every company is a software company, and great software comes from great engineering teams. foodpanda's engineering-led culture empowers our builders to work on impactful projects with bar-raising execution. Engineers play an active role in planning our roadmaps and we put a strong focus on keeping our engineering teams happy and productive. We regularly prioritze work to continuously improve our developer experience through improved tooling, automation, testing, and refactoring.

More than just a food delivery service, we are dedicated to making a positive impact through technology. In response to customer’s needs and adapting to shifting market conditions (eg.COVID-19 restrictions in 2020) our engineering team innovated and developed new solutions to adapt to new consumer habits, such as:

PandaGo; A convenient courier service of small items beyond food & drinks, catering to both businesses and consumers
PandaCare; To enhance support agents' efficiency and customer satisfaction, an in-house customer support system was built to seamlessly integrate all back-office services.
PandaPro; A monthly all-rounded subscriptions program offering a comprehensive range of benefits such as exclusive discounts on pick-up, food delivery, groceries and dine-in. It offers free delivery on orders from selected restaurants!

Our mission is to also help expose local communities and businesses to our user base from partners (riders/merchants), and consumers to onboard them as fluidly as possible.

Our backend system has a user-friendly design to facilitate smooth onboarding and usage for partners, like our riders and vendors.
PandaAds; Launched in 2022, this feature is an integrated advertising solution that seamlessly bridge the divide for advertisers in the digital space, enabling brands to connect with foodpanda’s audiences by leveraging on its social media channels and form strategic partnerships across foodpanda’s verticals.

End-to-End Ownership

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At foodpanda, we embrace our core value of “Own It”, where every team member has the opportunity to contribute, share, and drive the company’s success.

We recognize that technology and infrastructure are merely tools and it is our people who bring them to life. To achieve this, we’ve cultivated a culture that allows our teams to take ownership of the user experience and drive product development with autonomy.

Learning Oriented

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We’re all about using data-driven decision making to improve. That’s why we use parallel experiments to get a deeper understanding of our users and to see what works, and what does not work. Whether it’s a small or large experiment, we approach each one scientifically to uncover surprising results. We do not run experiments just to validate our ideas, we use these experiments to learn from them, and make better and informed decisions.

We are also dedicated to building a productive environment for the next generation of tech talents. We act as a launch pad for fresh graduates to blast off into their careers, and a newly uncovered runway for mid-career switchers looking for a change of direction. We are committed to grooming the future of the tech industry through our traineeship program - foodpanda's PowerUp! Academy.

Partnering with IMDA under the TechSkills Accelerator initiative and Ngee Ann Polytechnic, foodpanda’s PowerUp! SG Academy Program provides aspiring tech enthusiasts a jumpstart on their careers, with guidance and mentorship from top-notch and likeminded engineers! This hands-on training program aims to sharpen their skills, impart valuable knowledge and experience, to equip them for future success in the field.

Safe-to-Fail Environment

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At foodpanda, we operate with a fast-paced, risk-taking mentality, where we prioritize taking action even in uncertain circumstances, and provide a supportive environment that encourages experimentation and learning from mistakes. Here, we embrace and celebrate failure! Failure is viewed as an opportunity for quick learning and improvement, rather than a setback. The emphasis on collaboration, problem-solving, and execution creates a safe and innovative environment where employees feel empowered to take risks! Our Weekly Operation Review meeting is a great example of a blameless retrospective culture, where anyone is permitted to attend and post questions to learn from incidents. You'll find various platforms where our organisation is updated regularly, and everyone has an equal opportunity to speak, ask questions, and hear from our senior leadership directly with the utmost dedication and thoroughness.

Innovation At Every Level

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We believe that great ideas can come from anywhere and anyone, which is why we cultivate an open, inclusive and learning environment where team members - regardless of their position or skills - can bring their ideas to the table. Through the RFC (Request for Comments) process, individuals have the chance to present their ideas to relevant stakholders and make their vision a reality.

We also host regular Hackathons where our pandas get to collaborate, exchange ideas, and spark creativity. This resulted in some of our most innovative features that made a difference, such as MightyPanda. This internally used feature was developed during the Hackathon in May 2020/2021, to help safely open the workplace with employee registration and occupancy tracking (in accordance with the 50% occupancy law at the time).

What's more, in order to stay ahead of the changing market conditions, the Dine-In feature was created to boost footfall for our restaurant partners after the COVID restrictions were lifted. This innovation demonstrates our commitment to staying ahead of the curve.

Benefits at foodpanda

Allowances

Meal Allowance
Tasty Thursday (Enjoy S$20 credit every Thursday to order anything you want from foodpanda)
Wellbeing Allowance
pandaFlex (Up to S$1,000 reimbursement for your wellness, vacation and family expenses)
Employee Discount
pandapro (All pandas get to enjoy a free pandapro subscription, which allows you to save more on your everyday food and grocery needs!)

Leaves

Paid Time Off / Annual Leave
Up to 18 days a year. You will receive an additional day off (capped at 5 days) with each completed year of service.
Birthday Leave
Your birthday is special ~ You get a day off in your birthday month!

Wellness

Medical Care
1) Visit over 300 clinics island wide without cash payment. 2) Visit Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinics in our network. 3) Consult a doctor through a mobile app (telemedicine). 4) Visit more than 200 specialist islandwide without cash payment. 5) S$1,500 of specialist care is reiumbursable if you need to get tests done on referral from a doctor. 6) Claim for hospitalization expenses incurred for a 2-bedded private stay in Singapore hospitals or its equivalent (also applies if you're hospitalised overseas due to an accident)
Dental
Smile Brightly! Reimburse up to $1,000 per year for your dental care
No MC Required
If you're unwell and all you need is a day's rest, you do not have to submit a medical cert (MC). MCs are required for 2 or more consecutive days of sick leave.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid Work
Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, offering the perfect blend of office and home-based work that fosters collaboration and flexibility, empowering you to achieve your goals and enhance your work-life balance!

What kind of behavioural situational questions were asked in the manager round?

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What type of questions were asked in the technical rounds?