DeepSeek nearly doubled staff in 5 months, R&E team up to 465
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-20
An analysis of employee updates suggests DeepSeek grew headcount 72% in under 5 months between V4 and V4.1: R&E went from 270 to 465 and Business & Compliance from 48 to 126, totaling 591. New hires go beyond the IOI/ICPC gold medalists noted earlier, though departures of experienced early members are also significant.
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