The recruitment campaign targets students graduating between November 2025 and October 2026, with internships spanning multiple business units. Nearly half of the roles – including more than 80 per cent of positions in the cloud computing arm – are AI-focused.
The scramble for talent by Alibaba, owner of the South China Morning Post, comes as Chinese start-up DeepSeek has set off a national frenzy to adopt AI in various industries and sectors, worsening a shortage of workers with knowledge in the technology.
“As a technology company committed to exploration and innovation, Alibaba is ramping up efforts to attract and cultivate AI talent,” Jane Jiang Fang, chief people officer, said in a hiring post on Thursday. “We aim to provide outstanding young professionals with broad career opportunities as we embrace the vast potential of the AI era.”
