Alibaba

Senior S/W Engineer Interview Experience - China

February 13, 2019

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

One guy came and asked a few stupid, simple questions, and then it was over.

I suspect they already have a candidate. They might have set up this interview just to finish their job, or for some other reasons.

Questions

What did you do in your daily job?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Alibaba Senior S/W Engineer role in China.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral0%

Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Alibaba's Senior S/W Engineer interview process in China.

Alibaba Work Experiences

The experience is good

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Pros: Not much pressure when working.

Cons: Not good for my own career.

The experience is good

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Pros: Not much pressure when working.

Cons: Not good for my own career.

Good Pay, Too Much Work

Junior Java Developer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Competitive salary and convenient for life.

Cons: The workload is too heavy, and you usually need to work overtime.

Good Pay, Too Much Work

Junior Java Developer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Competitive salary and convenient for life.

Cons: The workload is too heavy, and you usually need to work overtime.

Great Pay, Long Hours

Intern Java Developer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

January 15, 2020

Pros: Good money, good growing potential, interesting people.

Cons: Work more than 66 hours a week.

Great Pay, Long Hours

Intern Java Developer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

January 15, 2020

Pros: Good money, good growing potential, interesting people.

Cons: Work more than 66 hours a week.

The experience is good

Engineer • Current Employee

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Pros: Not much pressure when working.

Cons: Not good for my own career.

4.0
The experience is good
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Pros: Not much pressure when working.
Cons: Not good for my own career.

Good Pay, Too Much Work

Junior Java Developer • Former Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Pros: Competitive salary and convenient for life.

Cons: The workload is too heavy, and you usually need to work overtime.

4.0
Good Pay, Too Much Work
Junior Java Developer • Former Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
August 2, 2023
Pros: Competitive salary and convenient for life.
Cons: The workload is too heavy, and you usually need to work overtime.

Great Pay, Long Hours

Intern Java Developer • Current Employee

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

January 15, 2020

Pros: Good money, good growing potential, interesting people.

Cons: Work more than 66 hours a week.

4.0
Great Pay, Long Hours
Intern Java Developer • Current Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
January 15, 2020
Pros: Good money, good growing potential, interesting people.
Cons: Work more than 66 hours a week.

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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