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Kafka Idempotency Grilling and a Silent HR

AlibabaSoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Oct 2026

HR chatted with me first and explained the process: roughly three technical rounds, and at the end an HRBP round for behavioral questions. The first video round was coding. A few pleasantries, then 10 minutes of the standard memorized-theory questions, then coding: 146 and 460. They didn't make me run it. I passed, and they scheduled the other two video rounds, one with the technical lead and one…

Shared by a candidate · reported Oct 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.