DeepSeek plans to double workforce after raising more than $7.4 billion

The Hangzhou-based AI company is hiring across 27 technical and corporate roles as it seeks to challenge U.S. rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.

Summary

DeepSeek said it plans to double its workforce after raising more than $7.4 billion in its first funding round, marking a major expansion push as the Hangzhou-based company tries to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic. In a WeChat statement issued late Thursday, the company said it is recruiting for 27 types of roles, spanning technical jobs such as development engineers, data engineers, AI product managers and operations staff, as well as human resources, legal and finance positions. The hiring drive points to a broad build-out of both product development and corporate infrastructure following the fresh capital raise.

Terms & Concepts
  • funding round: A capital raise from investors.
  • data engineers: Specialists who build and manage data systems.
  • AI product managers: Managers overseeing artificial intelligence products.