Reuters: DeepSeek is going on a hiring sprint, aiming to double every department.
Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-06-26
DeepSeek is planning to at least double headcount across every department, expanding from core model research into full-stack engineering and product roles, signaling a strategic shift toward building complete AI systems.
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Topics: deepseekchinese-aiai-industrycompany-growth
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- DeepSeek plans to at least double staff in all departments simultaneously.
- Hiring spans AI R&D, algorithms, deep learning, full-stack development, and product roles.
- DeepSeek is expanding beyond model-level research to constructing full product systems around its models.
Key quotes
DeepSeek is no longer only tuning models but building the whole system around them.