Process
The interview process was good overall. I learned a lot from it.
During the interview, I was asked many technical questions. Unfortunately, I did not receive a job offer.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Alibaba Software Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Alibaba's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Canada is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Alibaba's Software Engineer interview process in Canada.
Alibaba Work Experiences
3.0
Good salary, but no work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
November 13, 2023
Pros: Salary is good. There are a lot of interesting projects in the company, so you can learn a lot from them.
Cons: No work-life balance; sometimes it's very busy.
3.0
Highly stressful & high uncertainty
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
September 1, 2020
Pros: Things move fast, and you will learn a lot of new stuff in a relatively short period of time. Compensation is well above peer Internet companies if you are able to deliver really good work.
Cons: Work-life balance is bad.
Company always tries to brainwash you to work harder.
Projects are not well planned. A lot of waste of resources on useless or redundant projects.
Your performance is evaluated against other colleagues in your team. If everybody works hard, it needs some luck and takes a lot of extra effort to not be evaluated as an "under-performer".
4.0
Limited opportunities for personal development
Software Engineer • Current Employee
July 24, 2024
Pros: relatively high salary;
relatively complete system and welfare system;
Cons: Long working hours;
KPI motivated;
Difficult to get promotions;
- 3.0Good salary, but no work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeHangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNovember 13, 2023Pros: Salary is good. There are a lot of interesting projects in the company, so you can learn a lot from them.Cons: No work-life balance; sometimes it's very busy.
- 3.0Highly stressful & high uncertaintySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2020Pros: Things move fast, and you will learn a lot of new stuff in a relatively short period of time. Compensation is well above peer Internet companies if you are able to deliver really good work.Cons: Work-life balance is bad. Company always tries to brainwash you to work harder. Projects are not well planned. A lot of waste of resources on useless or redundant projects. Your performance is evaluated against other colleagues in your team. If everybody works hard, it needs some luck and takes a lot of extra effort to not be evaluated as an "under-performer".
- 4.0Limited opportunities for personal developmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJuly 24, 2024Pros: relatively high salary; relatively complete system and welfare system;Cons: Long working hours; KPI motivated; Difficult to get promotions;
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