Silicon Valley Hiring Winter: AI Impact Reduces Team HC to Single Digits
ZeYanjie · x · 2026-08-09
A Silicon Valley professional points out that due to the rapid development of AI, companies will need fewer human workers in the foreseeable future, and many current jobs may not exist in 5 to 7 years.
Job hunting in Silicon Valley is currently exceptionally difficult. Even those who secure offers face immense challenges with OPT, H1B lotteries, and green card processes. The author revealed that their team's headcount for next year is only in the single digits, with no return offers for interns. Every open position receives hundreds or thousands of resumes, heavily concentrating top-tier talent from elite universities with top conference papers. Furthermore, data shows that most Chinese students studying in the US now choose to return to China after graduation.
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