Alibaba Group Software Engineer interview experience

First came a phone screen where we used an online collaboration tool to share code interactively, so it wasn’t just talking—it was working in real time. The purpose felt like making sure there was no mismatch before spending more time on deeper rounds. A week later, I moved into the onsite portion, which was more in depth and felt average in difficulty overall.

At the onsite, the morning and afternoon sessions blended different themes. One part checked my background and basic coding ability and also touched machine learning algorithm topics. Another part leaned into technical problem solving