one round coding, the questions is medium hard. three round technique, ask everything related in the university project. last one is interviewed by the group leader. one round hr, ask your salary expectation and motivation problems.
I interviewed at Alibaba Group (Hangzhou, Zhejiang)
Interview
3 questions, two leetcode hard with one leetcode easy, one dynamic programming questoins and one two pointers, only able to solve one, which is really bad. Should have solve all the two pointers questions.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Alibaba Group
Interview
take test and ask question more than 20min . Asked a lot of technical questions. How to cooperate with colleagues and how to communicate with leaders. I took an IQ test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The hardest things that you ever overcome, and how
I applied through college or university. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Alibaba Group (Chenari) in Feb 2025
Interview
just bascis of cse data structures and java ,python ,c,C++
Motors and Motor Types2. Fundamental Theorems3. Basic Electrical Laws4. Digital Logic and Circuits5. Basic Components and Electronics6. Oscillators and Amplifiers7. Memory Allocation in C8. Networking Basics9. Transformers and Power10. Signal Processing11. Microprocessors (8085)12. Boolean Algebra and Simplification13. Mechanical and Electrical Terms14. Advanced Topics in Digital and Analog Electronics
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
self intooMotors and Motor Types2. Fundamental Theorems3. Basic Electrical Laws4. Digital Logic and Circuits5. Basic Components and Electronics6. Oscillators and Amplifiers7. Memory Allocation in C8. Networking Basics9. Transformers and Power10. Signal Processing11. Microprocessors (8085)12. Boolean Algebra and Simplification13. Mechanical and Electrical Terms14. Advanced Topics in Digital and Analog Electronics
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Alibaba Group with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 40 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Alibaba Group overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Alibaba Group as a Software Engineer according to 40 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 4%
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