Not a good time to join now - Staff Software Engineer Alibaba Group Employee Review

3.0
Apr 21, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

kind of flexible working environment (2 day can work from home), chance to go china. Has family days(7days) added to vacation. You have chance to work on very large deploy and huge data.

Cons

unstable environment, keep changing target and group. Reward only to final achievement, not for progress. So it is hard to do long project. For NA worker, lots of night time work.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

A good company scale with a many smart people to work with

Cons

The required development speed is very fast

4.0
May 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Large-scale systems experience Strong technical learning and growth Competitive compensation Work on AI, cloud, and e-commerce products used by millions Good résumé value for future opportunities

Cons

Long hours / intense work culture High pressure and fast deadlines Work-life balance can be poor on some teams Organizational changes can happen frequently Communication and cultural barriers for some international employees

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