Is Alibaba Group a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Alibaba Group have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 172 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Alibaba Group employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Alibaba Group now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Alibaba Group .

Does Alibaba Group pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Alibaba Group with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 172 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Alibaba Group.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Alibaba Group?

49% of Software Developer employees at Alibaba Group would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Alibaba Group with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alibaba Group?

Software Engineer (173) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Product Manager (65) , Intern (40) , Manager (34) , Account Manager (33) , Senior Product Manager (30) , Algorithm Engineer (28) , Project Manager (25) , Business Development Manager (23) , Software Developer (23) , Internship (22) , Senior Algorithm Engineer (22) , Data Scientist (20) , Research Intern (18)

What are the pros of working at Alibaba Group according to real employee reviews?

"Team is good but salaries" ((in 180 reviews)); "Good working environment and fast development" ((in 86 reviews)); "3. Friendly colleagues working together." ((in 85 reviews)); "Most people are nice and fun to work with" ((in 71 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 62 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alibaba Group according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and difficult to fit in" ((in 111 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 72 reviews)); "Bad management and poor booses" ((in 39 reviews)); "Long hours and irregular ot" ((in 33 reviews)); "Managers always pay attention to short term performance." ((in 17 reviews))

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Alibaba Group Software Developer reviews

3.7

49% would recommend to a friend

(172 total reviews)

Daniel Yong Zhang

46% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

Software Developer employees have rated Alibaba Group with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 172 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Alibaba Group is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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172 reviews

5.0

Jun 13, 2015

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top level infrastructure in e-business and public cloud computing service, great technical challenge on large scale distributed systems, very good payment.

Cons

Very high work load, very high responsibility and pressure, many travels to Hangzhou, skill of cross-BU communication is very important, therefore speaking Mandarin is necessary in engineering team.

5.0

Nov 8, 2013

just get an offer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great group, flexible positions, great system group

Cons

The gourp is too big.

5.0

Aug 18, 2013

great people, great team, great job

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

challenge, trust, team work, great pay

Cons

too much travel to headquarter in Hangzhou

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