Alibaba

Engineering Interview Experience

April 1, 2010

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

technical oriental.

Questions

What programming experience do you have?

Talk about your academic project.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Alibaba Engineering role.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Alibaba's interview process for their Engineering roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral100%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Alibaba's Engineering interview process.

Alibaba Work Experiences

Serving millions of users

Senior Frontend Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Able to work with a lot of smart brains around the world.

Cons: You might not find work-life balance here.

Serving millions of users

Senior Frontend Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Able to work with a lot of smart brains around the world.

Cons: You might not find work-life balance here.

Interesting Work, Intense Culture

Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee

February 7, 2020

Pros: Nice culture. Super interesting work.

Cons: The competitiveness of Chinese IT is intense.

Interesting Work, Intense Culture

Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee

February 7, 2020

Pros: Nice culture. Super interesting work.

Cons: The competitiveness of Chinese IT is intense.

Growth, New Tech, High Pressure

Senior Backend Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good for growth. Learn more new tech skills.

Cons: High pressure. Some teammates may "pua".

Growth, New Tech, High Pressure

Senior Backend Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good for growth. Learn more new tech skills.

Cons: High pressure. Some teammates may "pua".

Serving millions of users

Senior Frontend Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Able to work with a lot of smart brains around the world.

Cons: You might not find work-life balance here.

5.0
Serving millions of users
Senior Frontend Engineer • Former Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
April 7, 2025
Pros: Able to work with a lot of smart brains around the world.
Cons: You might not find work-life balance here.

Interesting Work, Intense Culture

Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee

February 7, 2020

Pros: Nice culture. Super interesting work.

Cons: The competitiveness of Chinese IT is intense.

5.0
Interesting Work, Intense Culture
Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee
February 7, 2020
Pros: Nice culture. Super interesting work.
Cons: The competitiveness of Chinese IT is intense.

Growth, New Tech, High Pressure

Senior Backend Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good for growth. Learn more new tech skills.

Cons: High pressure. Some teammates may "pua".

4.0
Growth, New Tech, High Pressure
Senior Backend Engineer • Current Employee
July 27, 2024
Pros: Good for growth. Learn more new tech skills.
Cons: High pressure. Some teammates may "pua".

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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