Alibaba

Database Engineer Interview Experience - China

July 1, 2013

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Campus Hiring Project:

Paper Test: Seven programming problems covering big data sort, big data search, and better storage methods.
One-on-One Interview: Focus on technical questions like sorting programs, B-trees, and heaps, as well as a discussion of all projects on your resume.
Manager Interview: Discussion of your projects on the whiteboard, your opinions on the internet area, and how to build a distributed database system.

Questions

Basic technique questions and programming skills. Also, ask questions about your projects.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Alibaba Database Engineer role in China.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Alibaba's interview process for their Database Engineer roles in China is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Alibaba's Database Engineer interview process in China.

Alibaba Work Experiences

Best work environment

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

February 10, 2021

Pros: team, technology, payment, prospect, promotion

Cons: High pressures, no WLB, KPI-centric.

Best work environment

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

February 10, 2021

Pros: team, technology, payment, prospect, promotion

Cons: High pressures, no WLB, KPI-centric.

Good Pay, Too Many Changes

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Excellent working environment and high salary.

Cons: There are so many changes.

Good Pay, Too Many Changes

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Excellent working environment and high salary.

Cons: There are so many changes.

Computing Data Engineer

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Beijin, Fujian, China

Pros: The work there is really challenging.

Cons: The workload there is pretty high.

Computing Data Engineer

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Beijin, Fujian, China

Pros: The work there is really challenging.

Cons: The workload there is pretty high.

Best work environment

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

February 10, 2021

Pros: team, technology, payment, prospect, promotion

Cons: High pressures, no WLB, KPI-centric.

5.0
Best work environment
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
February 10, 2021
Pros: team, technology, payment, prospect, promotion
Cons: High pressures, no WLB, KPI-centric.

Good Pay, Too Many Changes

Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Excellent working environment and high salary.

Cons: There are so many changes.

4.0
Good Pay, Too Many Changes
Algorithm Engineer • Current Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
May 8, 2020
Pros: Excellent working environment and high salary.
Cons: There are so many changes.

Computing Data Engineer

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Beijin, Fujian, China

Pros: The work there is really challenging.

Cons: The workload there is pretty high.

4.0
Computing Data Engineer
Data Engineer • Former Employee
Beijin, Fujian, China
March 26, 2021
Pros: The work there is really challenging.
Cons: The workload there is pretty high.

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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