Alibaba’s mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere.

Alibaba’s founders started the company to champion small businesses, in the belief that the Internet would level the playing field by enabling small enterprises to leverage innovation and technology to grow and compete more effectively in domestic and global economies. Alibaba’s long-term strategic goal is to serve two billion consumers around the world and support ten million businesses to operate profitably on our platforms.

Fast Facts about Alibaba:

  • $547 billion GMV, with 79% on mobile
  • 454 million annual active buyers
  • 507 million mobile monthly active users
  •  >1.5 billion product listing
  • $22.99 billion annual revenue
  • 56% Y-o-Y Annual Revenue Growth

Note:

Full fiscal year 2017 ended March 31, 2017

About the Event

Alibaba recently announced that it will invest US$15 billion in research and development over the next three years. This investment will include the creation of DAMO Academy to attract world-class talent, build partnerships and open research laboratories in seven cities around the globe. Alibaba is looking for exceptional students to join the team and work with world-class scientists and engineers. As a Research Scientist or Engineer, you will have the opportunity to solve real-world challenging problems that impact the lives of billions of people. This event is open to Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD students. Dress code is casual. 

  • Open Positions: Research Scientist, Research Intern, Algorithm Engineer, Software Engineer, Visual Designer, Interaction Designer, Product Manager, etc.
  • Research Area: Machine Learning, Algorithms, Computer Vision and Graphics, NLP, Speech Interaction, Operations Research and Optimization, Knowledge Graph, Large Scale Data Processing, Robotics, HPC, Distributed Systems, Computer Architecture, Real-Time Machine Learning Platform, FPGA, Software Performance, Databases and Storage, Containers and Cluster Management, JVM, Networking, Servers , Network Security, HCI, IoT and more.

Target Audience:

  • Graduation Time: (Full-Time) Fresh Graduates in 2017 or 2018; (Internship) graduating in 2019 or after. Open to Undergraduates, Masters, and PhDs. 
  • Field of Study: Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Design or related field.
  • Roles in China require Chinese citizenship, Roles in USA are open to sponsorship