Alibaba

S S E (Senior Software Engineer) Interview Experience - Shenzhentou, China

July 30, 2023

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Online interview. The first was a chat interview among colleagues, and the second was an interview with a supervisor.

Following this, a "LeetCode Easy" problem was presented.

The discussion then covered load balancing, high concurrency, performance optimization, architecture, and the technical language used.

Questions

Load balancing High concurrency Architecture

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Alibaba S S E (Senior Software Engineer) role in Shenzhentou, China.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Alibaba's interview process for their S S E (Senior Software Engineer) roles in Shenzhentou, China is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Alibaba's S S E (Senior Software Engineer) interview process in Shenzhentou, China.

Alibaba Work Experiences

Good Training, Long Hours

Quality Assurance • Former Employee

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Pros: Good outlook and training provided.

Cons: Long hours and irregular OT

Good Training, Long Hours

Quality Assurance • Former Employee

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Pros: Good outlook and training provided.

Cons: Long hours and irregular OT

Best in China, so-so worldwide

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

October 21, 2015

Pros: Almost unbeatable benefits, among the highest salary in China. Beside, it's big and getting bigger every day, which brings so many chances and challenges.

Cons: There is not as much Geek DNA in it as I expected. Growing too fast for it to manage well. Have to keep working hard.

Best in China, so-so worldwide

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

October 21, 2015

Pros: Almost unbeatable benefits, among the highest salary in China. Beside, it's big and getting bigger every day, which brings so many chances and challenges.

Cons: There is not as much Geek DNA in it as I expected. Growing too fast for it to manage well. Have to keep working hard.

Pros and cons in Alibaba

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

February 23, 2021

Pros: 1. Can deal with the big data. 2. Technical growth. 3. Bonus.

Cons: 1. Work and life not balanced. 2. Will meet PUA guys if lucky.

Pros and cons in Alibaba

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

February 23, 2021

Pros: 1. Can deal with the big data. 2. Technical growth. 3. Bonus.

Cons: 1. Work and life not balanced. 2. Will meet PUA guys if lucky.

Good Training, Long Hours

Quality Assurance • Former Employee

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Pros: Good outlook and training provided.

Cons: Long hours and irregular OT

4.0
Good Training, Long Hours
Quality Assurance • Former Employee
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
March 19, 2024
Pros: Good outlook and training provided.
Cons: Long hours and irregular OT

Best in China, so-so worldwide

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

October 21, 2015

Pros: Almost unbeatable benefits, among the highest salary in China. Beside, it's big and getting bigger every day, which brings so many chances and challenges.

Cons: There is not as much Geek DNA in it as I expected. Growing too fast for it to manage well. Have to keep working hard.

4.0
Best in China, so-so worldwide
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
October 21, 2015
Pros: Almost unbeatable benefits, among the highest salary in China. Beside, it's big and getting bigger every day, which brings so many chances and challenges.
Cons: There is not as much Geek DNA in it as I expected. Growing too fast for it to manage well. Have to keep working hard.

Pros and cons in Alibaba

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

February 23, 2021

Pros: 1. Can deal with the big data. 2. Technical growth. 3. Bonus.

Cons: 1. Work and life not balanced. 2. Will meet PUA guys if lucky.

4.0
Pros and cons in Alibaba
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
February 23, 2021
Pros: 1. Can deal with the big data. 2. Technical growth. 3. Bonus.
Cons: 1. Work and life not balanced. 2. Will meet PUA guys if lucky.

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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