Woofun AI reports that Huibin Hui, former head of Alibaba's Qwen Code, has joined a domestic internet giant as the AI Coding Algorithm Lead. The specific employer remains undisclosed.

Hui departed Alibaba in January 2026, contradicting earlier reports claiming he joined Meta. He previously directed code large models and Coding Agents within the Qwen-Coder series and continues active research in software engineering intelligence.