Workplace reviews and discussion: 恩智信息科技有限公司

The building is tall, the view is great, and the space seems fairly large.

They don't show much respect for people. When inviting you to submit your résumé, they prearrange a one-on-one interview time in the invitation letter. The job application form is extremely detailed: just for an interview, you have to provide your family members' occupations, ages, and addresses. At the end, there's even a field for your signature agreeing that the company may use this personal information. They probably only require the signature after you get hired, but being asked to fill in all this information first is really irritating.

There was a written test, but I wasn't informed in advance, so I basically went there expecting just to have a conversation. The questions were at a level where you could answer them by rote memorization or with a little review. After the written test, the interviewer reviewed my answers with me in person, but did so in a rather sharp manner, even showing a somewhat preconceived attitude. Also, when I wrote random answers on the written test, they told me not to answer carelessly; when I left something blank, they were surprised that I didn't know it. It left me completely confused!

The interviewer would also state his conclusions directly while asking questions, without considering other people's feelings at all. For example: “So you only know how to use it, but you don't understand the principles behind it?”

They certainly talk a good game, but the project process seems pretty chaotic. I was told that the job involved taking over a project that someone else was rushing to finish. Just hearing that made me feel the code would be terrifying. At first listen, it also seemed that there was no culture of writing tests, managing software dependencies, or using CI/CD. I have every reason to believe they're simply looking for the next person to rush in and finish modifying the thing. 🙄️

Here are a few more memorable quotes for everyone's reference:

“Normally, a proper Swagger document clearly defines all the responses. If your company doesn't have that, that's your company's problem.” (Though he immediately added afterward that only the project he was handling had a “proper” Swagger document 🤣)

“That isn't a question I need to answer. HR will tell you later.” (In the end, HR didn't show up because they were in a meeting 🙄)

Summary:

If you enjoy filling out your own personal information, your family's personal information, and consent forms—and you also like stern, sharp-tongued interviewers who may become your future supervisor—I rather recommend giving it a try.