Alibaba

Algorithm Engineer Interview Experience

September 1, 2018

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Summer research intern, 2 technical interviews, 1 HR interview through phone. Only asked to introduce my research projects that are related to ML, asked several questions related to my project.

Questions

Research experience

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Alibaba Algorithm Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

43%

Pass Rate

Alibaba's interview process for their Algorithm Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive86%

Neutral0%

Negative14%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Alibaba's Algorithm Engineer interview process in United States.

Alibaba Work Experiences

Overtime Culture, Unfit Role

Algorithm Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: A mixed culture in a company.

Cons: 1. Not fit for an engineer. 2. Always overtime and encourages overtime work. 3. Pick-up artist staff.

Overtime Culture, Unfit Role

Algorithm Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: A mixed culture in a company.

Cons: 1. Not fit for an engineer. 2. Always overtime and encourages overtime work. 3. Pick-up artist staff.

Great Colleagues, High Communication Cost

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: There are many excellent colleagues around.

Cons: Communication costs are high, sometimes.

Great Colleagues, High Communication Cost

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: There are many excellent colleagues around.

Cons: Communication costs are high, sometimes.

Good Team, Bad Pay/office

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Pros: Good leadership and peer atmosphere

Cons: Basic compensation and poor office environment.

Good Team, Bad Pay/office

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Pros: Good leadership and peer atmosphere

Cons: Basic compensation and poor office environment.

Overtime Culture, Unfit Role

Algorithm Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: A mixed culture in a company.

Cons: 1. Not fit for an engineer. 2. Always overtime and encourages overtime work. 3. Pick-up artist staff.

1.0
Overtime Culture, Unfit Role
Algorithm Engineer • Former Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
March 8, 2021
Pros: A mixed culture in a company.
Cons: 1. Not fit for an engineer. 2. Always overtime and encourages overtime work. 3. Pick-up artist staff.

Great Colleagues, High Communication Cost

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: There are many excellent colleagues around.

Cons: Communication costs are high, sometimes.

3.0
Great Colleagues, High Communication Cost
Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
April 18, 2022
Pros: There are many excellent colleagues around.
Cons: Communication costs are high, sometimes.

Good Team, Bad Pay/office

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Pros: Good leadership and peer atmosphere

Cons: Basic compensation and poor office environment.

3.0
Good Team, Bad Pay/office
Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
May 20, 2022
Pros: Good leadership and peer atmosphere
Cons: Basic compensation and poor office environment.

Alibaba Interview Questions

Path Sum IV

You are given a list of three-digit integers representing a binary tree's structure and node values. Calculate the sum of all paths from the root to the leaves in this tree.

Split Array with Equal Sum

Given an array of integers, determine if it's possible to split it into two non-empty subarrays with equal sums. The split point itself is not included in either subarray's sum.

Split Concatenated Strings

You are given a list of strings. Concatenate them to form a single string, then find the lexicographically largest string possible by splitting the concatenated string at any point and rejoining it.

StringsGreedy AlgorithmsArrays

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