Alibaba Group Software Developer interview questions
Updated Nov 13, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 23%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 19%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 6%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
55 interviews
Alibaba Group interviews FAQs
- Software Developer 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 64.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer 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 Developer 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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