The future is promising, but we have some ways to go compared with other international world-leading company. - Software Develop Engineer Alibaba Group Employee Review

4.0
17 Apr 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The great chance of developing, the market value of the group is leading in china. The four sub companies (alibaba.com,taobao.com,alipay.com,alisoft, & Yahoo, Koubei.com) take great number of users in china. The development of all the company is very promising.

Cons

The salary is not very competitive compared with other companies for gradudated student. Compared with other internet company as baidu, tencent, netease, sogou, the salary is low and the fame of the company is not as strong as those above. The annual leave is short, only 7 days for first year. Lots of employees treat CEO (Jack Ma) as GOD, and show somehow insane passion for him. I thought it is immature for a world-leading targeting company.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
17 May 2026
Recommend
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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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