Vast Possibilities, Business Driven
Vast Possibilities, Business Driven
The Alibaba Group has many subsidiaries, such as:
- Alibaba (focus on B2B trading)
- Taobao (focus on C2C trading)
- Tmall (focus on B2C trading)
- Cainiao (focus on logistics business)
- Ali Cloud (cloud computing firm)
- Ali OS (developed OS used in phones and TV sets)
It also acquired several companies in the past few years, like:
- Gaode (online map and navigation system)
- UC (first mobile browser in China)
- Youku (YouTube copy, first rank in China)
As an engineer in this huge company, you can work on anything from the kernel-level business (Ali OS) to web development. It offers engineers the opportunity to learn about many different businesses.
Many of the products might be driven by business development. It's hard to say this is a pro or a con. For any product, engineering development is only one part; the other parts include marketing, business, etc. These people should work together to achieve success.
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Front-End Engineer
I applied for this position online, and it took a long time to finish the entire procedure. * Written tests with a lot of students in a university * Two rounds of one-on-one interviews. The first focused on HTML/CSS, the second focused more on J
Software Engneeir
The interview will mainly examine Java foundation, middleware principles, and project experience. The interview duration is 30-60 minutes. The scope of the Java foundation and middleware investigation will be attached at the end of the article. For
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Campus recruitment, online interviews via video meetings, two technical rounds, and one HR round, finished in about two weeks. Tech rounds focused on campus projects, CS fundamentals, and coding skills. HR round covered company culture, willingness
Front-End Engineer
Beijing, Beijing, ChinaMay 1, 2013I applied for this position online, and it took a long time to finish the entire procedure. * Written tests with a lot of students in a university * Two rounds of one-on-one interviews. The first focused on HTML/CSS, the second focused more on J
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Beijing, Beijing, ChinaNovember 1, 2021The interview will mainly examine Java foundation, middleware principles, and project experience. The interview duration is 30-60 minutes. The scope of the Java foundation and middleware investigation will be attached at the end of the article. For
Software Engineer
Beijing, Beijing, ChinaJuly 1, 2023Campus recruitment, online interviews via video meetings, two technical rounds, and one HR round, finished in about two weeks. Tech rounds focused on campus projects, CS fundamentals, and coding skills. HR round covered company culture, willingness
