Alibaba

Front End Developer Interview Experience - United Kingdom

March 1, 2017

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone interview after referral.

No appointment was scheduled before the call, and the interview date could not be changed. This was very disadvantageous, as I had limited preparation time. The interview lasted 15 minutes.

Questions

What are the benefits and shortages of AngularJS?

What is JS prototype?

How can you improve your JS performance?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Alibaba Front End Developer role in United Kingdom.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Alibaba's interview process for their Front End Developer roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral100%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Alibaba's Front End Developer interview process in United Kingdom.

Alibaba Work Experiences

Good Pay, Difficult Management

Front End Developer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: 1. Nice coworker 2. Nice pay

Cons: 1. Complex relationship and management. 2. Limit room for promotion, especially for senior or upper positions.

Good Pay, Difficult Management

Front End Developer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: 1. Nice coworker 2. Nice pay

Cons: 1. Complex relationship and management. 2. Limit room for promotion, especially for senior or upper positions.

Got a lot from Alibaba

Front End Developer • Former Employee

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Pros: Big, smart colleagues, better salary

Cons: Business adjustment, personal growth, work location.

Got a lot from Alibaba

Front End Developer • Former Employee

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Pros: Big, smart colleagues, better salary

Cons: Business adjustment, personal growth, work location.

Stupid Culture, Rigid Group

Front End Developer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: No pros at all here.

Cons: Stupid Culture rigid group structure

Stupid Culture, Rigid Group

Front End Developer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: No pros at all here.

Cons: Stupid Culture rigid group structure

Good Pay, Difficult Management

Front End Developer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: 1. Nice coworker 2. Nice pay

Cons: 1. Complex relationship and management. 2. Limit room for promotion, especially for senior or upper positions.

5.0
Good Pay, Difficult Management
Front End Developer • Current Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
April 5, 2025
Pros: 1. Nice coworker 2. Nice pay
Cons: 1. Complex relationship and management. 2. Limit room for promotion, especially for senior or upper positions.

Got a lot from Alibaba

Front End Developer • Former Employee

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Pros: Big, smart colleagues, better salary

Cons: Business adjustment, personal growth, work location.

4.0
Got a lot from Alibaba
Front End Developer • Former Employee
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
June 5, 2024
Pros: Big, smart colleagues, better salary
Cons: Business adjustment, personal growth, work location.

Stupid Culture, Rigid Group

Front End Developer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: No pros at all here.

Cons: Stupid Culture rigid group structure

1.0
Stupid Culture, Rigid Group
Front End Developer • Former Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
June 3, 2024
Pros: No pros at all here.
Cons: Stupid Culture rigid group structure

Alibaba Interview Questions

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

Valid Parenthesis String

Determine if a string containing parentheses and asterisks is a valid parenthesis string. The asterisk can represent a left parenthesis, a right parenthesis, or an empty string.

StringsStacksDynamic ProgrammingGreedy Algorithms

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.

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