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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.