A good place to pick up new development skills, - Web Intern GroupStar Employee Review

4.0
7 Aug 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Freedom to explore and make your own decisions on the web platform. Instead of giving you a fixed set of tasks, the employer will discuss with you ideas, and let you decide how you would like to build new features for the platform. Great potential to really learn and pickup new skills for development (e.g. React with Redux, Express, Node, PostgreSQL), and also Azure (for deployment, and also invoking Azure Media Services). Interns are fun people to be around, and most are capable and also responsible due to the selective hiring by the company. Welcome breakfast and farewell parties to help interns feel welcome and also give them an opportunity to chill and interact.

Cons

Steep learning curve. Requires self discipline, employer will not handhold or monitor you very closely, so the amount of work you do everyday is really up to your self. The job requires quite a lot of technical knowledge, so if you are new, it will take quite a bit of time before you get used to how things work. Lack of a full-time lead developer, so getting help requires you to research and find your own solutions on Google. It requires some persistence in order to solve problems because the only people that can really help is the other developer interns in the company.

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5.0
14 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- A lot of exposure and experience - Small team makes it easy to bounce ideas across - Great culture and fit

Cons

- Low salary as the company is bootstrapping

5.0
17 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interview process was relaxed and the process took less than a day from application. CEO is very open minded and able to take in feedback from even interns, which is rare in industry. But this is also something that defines a startup, always willing to listen to others and grow. The CEO is very friendly, as there is an open desk concept. So should i have encounter any issues or require the CEO's opinion, I can just walk up to her and talk about it without any barriers. Colleagues are really nice to work with As this is a startup, you are given the freedom to explore and manage your tasks. This ensure personal empowerment which i appreciate alot.

Cons

Pay is on the low side

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