DeepSeek revealed on June 25, 2026, a plan to at least double the size of all its departments through a significant hiring effort aimed at expanding its AI capabilities [1, 2]. The company has opened 33 positions across seven key categories, including data engineers, development engineers, AI cross-disciplinary technical experts, server-side engineers, pre-training data engineers, supercomputing cluster R&D engineers, and specialized-domain data product managers [1, 3].

In a public statement, DeepSeek said, "As technology evolves, we are striving to at least double the size of all departments," highlighting a strong commitment to growth amid rapid developments in artificial intelligence [1]. The firm is targeting talent that can quickly take on core responsibilities, with the goal of cultivating top specialists to contribute to artificial general intelligence (AGI) development. "DeepSeek’s hiring philosophy is to let newcomers take on the most core and important tasks directly," the announcement said [3].

With this expansion, DeepSeek aims to compete globally with established AI leaders such as OpenAI and Anthropic [1]. The company recently raised 50 billion yuan (US$7.4 billion) to support its growth and R&D efforts [1].

DeepSeek urged candidates to "join DeepSeek to experience the development of AGI first-hand, sit in the front row of this era and witness the birth of a new epoch" [3]. This hiring initiative shows the firm’s aggressive push to secure specialized talent in AI research and engineering.

The new roles cover a wide technical spectrum, including those focused on the infrastructure underpinning large-scale AI models and those managing domain-specific data products. The company expects these new hires to rapidly contribute to its core AI projects, accelerating its path toward AGI.

The recruiting drive marks DeepSeek’s largest staffing campaign to date. It coincides with a period of intense competition in the AI sector, as multiple firms aim to develop next-generation AI technologies.

DeepSeek plans to fill all 33 open positions promptly and begin integrating new employees into its teams in the coming months [3].