Alibaba Group Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Oct 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a research internship focused on machine learning, and the format was refreshingly straightforward.

I had two technical interviews plus an HR conversation by phone. The technical discussions were centered on my research projects, so I basically led with an explanation of what I worked on and why it mattered.

During the technical parts, I got asked a handful of questions tied directly to my project—how I approached it, what the setup looked like, and what I learned from the work. The HR round was more forward-looking; I had to talk about my future plans and how the internship fit into where I was trying to go.

Overall, it didn’t feel like a grind of trivia or abstract coding. The

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