Garena
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    Company Profile

    Company overview

    Website

    Garena

    Industry

    Computer Software & Networking

    Company size

    101-1,000

    Primary location

    12/F Fort Legend Tower, 3rd Ave. cor. 31st St., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
    Forrest Li and his friends founded Garena in Singapore and within a year expanded Garena's presence to Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines and the CIS. Most recently, Garena extended its reach to Thailand and Indonesia.Garena started in 2007 as an Esports community. Through the experience, the founders was fascinated with the rapid evolution of online games. Inspired to build a great gaming company together, Forrest and his friends incorporated Garena in 2009 with their passion to bring the online gaming experience to a higher level.Garena launched its flagship online game platform in 2010. Known as Garena+, the social platform is designed for online gamers to meet, chat and play games with each other. On Garena+, gamers are able to effortlessly discover and play games while connecting with other gamers. Garena+ provides gamers with the ability to track gameplay, view the achievements of their buddies through a centralized buddy list, connect with clans and groups of similar interests on games, and voice chat with many gamers simultaneously through public or private channels. Within one year time, the monthly active users on Garena+ surpassed the 1 million mark.In addition to providing an esports playground for popular classics such as DotA and Age of Empire, Garena also introduced latest premium online games on Garena+, including the award-winning League of Legends and other premium game titles, such as the first-person shooting game Black Shot and real-time strategy game Heroes of Newerth.

    Reviews overview

    4.04 ratings in total
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    Employees recommend this employer to friends

    What’s it like working at Garena?

    AI summary of recent reviews

    Employees at Garena appreciate the vibrant and energetic team of smart and funny colleagues, as well as the fun work environment that doesn't feel like a typical job. They also indicate having good learning experiences, particularly in areas like digital marketing.

    However, some potential challenges are noted, such as limited opportunities for career growth and advancement at the company. A few reviews also mention that compensation could potentially be improved. Additionally, there are indications that the recruitment process may need some improvements in terms of coordination and ensuring fairness for all candidates.

    Recent reviews

    4.0
    Product Officer
    May 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Great working environment
    The good thingsI had a great time working as a product officer for League of Legends, Garena PH. I was part of a vibrant, energetic team of extremely smart, incredibly funny individuals. I never felt out of place, considering everyone was in the same age group as I am (mid 20s-early 30s). I learned a lot from my role, particularly in the digital marketing aspect of the job.
    The challengesGarena is a good place to start for a fresh grad, but if you want to grow further as an employee and as an individual, generally, you may want to look elsewhere. The main challenge is that the tasks may get a bit repetitive and boring over time and you might start to feel like you are stagnating. The pay isn't the best either. TL;DR: If you want to be in a fun environment, and a job that doesn't feel like a job, this is the place for you. If you want growth and career advancement, look elsewhere.
    5.0
    publishing
    Jul 2017
    Great place to start with
    The good thingsBest peers
    The challengesThe usual.
    4.0
    Video Editor
    Jun 2017
    Very fun, they have good people to be with.
    The good thingsCamaraderie and Learning Experiences.
    The challengesDeadlines and Time constraints, but we can manage.
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