DeepSeek's founder personally committed roughly $3 billion to the company's record $7.4 billion round, preserving dominant control while the Hangzhou lab now races to at least double headcount in technical roles after years of operating largely on internal quant-fund backing.
I wonder if it's shitposting or if people really are applying en masse. Well, publicity doesn't hurt. But this makes me wonder: why now, and why so intense? Why after raising funds? Was Wenfeng *unsure* that the deal will go through and he'll be able to afford expansion?
我来帮你们试一下 如果 ds 收我的简历，证明我确实会搞 harness 如果 ds 不收我的简历，证明他们真有学历歧视 总不能是我菜吧
Social chatter shows would-be hires submitting resumes specifically to check whether DeepSeek demands elite degrees or proven model-building experience, turning the post-funding job wave into an informal experiment on selection standards.
The round's size and founder-heavy structure coincide with announced plans to grow every department, leaving observers to watch whether the new money translates into sustained technical hiring or simply accelerates existing internal momentum.
Some users defend DeepSeek's post-funding hiring surge as logical given China's talent pool and a careful approach, while others see the actions as driven by guilt or attention-seeking showboating.
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@teortaxesTex Was Wenfeng *unsure* that the deal will go through and he'll be able to afford expansion? Wdym?? Wenfeng put $3B himself I just think that they decided that they are ready scale up now Availability of 950s also played a role
I wonder if it's shitposting or if people really are applying en masse. Well, publicity doesn't hurt. But this makes me wonder: why now, and why so intense? Why after raising funds? Was Wenfeng *unsure* that the deal will go through and he'll be able to afford expansion?
@zephyr_z9 Yes, his own $3B was guaranteed, which only makes it stranger. They're having a hiring sprint now. Rapidly growing an org by 2x+ is a huge decision. People do it, but usually people who aren't so obsessed with top quality + culture fit.
@teortaxesTex Was Wenfeng *unsure* that the deal will go through and he'll be able to afford expansion? Wdym?? Wenfeng put $3B himself I just think that they decided that they are ready scale up now Availability of 950s also played a role
@bdsqlsz Bro this isn't just agents, they're 2xing every division
@teortaxesTex 因为文锋误判了agent的风潮。 24年他认为中国的saas市场不够大，写代码的程序员没有那么多，所以只选择做通用模型。 这件事直接导致郭达雅离开deepseek去了字节。 事实上agent对应了整个电脑市场，现在只要使用电脑都可以用到。
@teortaxesTex When he decided to shift his focus away from base models to versatility and multimodality, it was inevitable that all departments would begin to expand.
@teortaxesTex IT'S A JOKE DUDE. It started with DeepSeek's recruitment. One person said that DeepSeek discriminates based on degrees. Others argued that skills matter more than education; as long as you're a harness expert, they'll accept you even if you're only a high school graduate.
@teortaxesTex 这波反常操作确实透着心虚
@bdsqlsz @teortaxesTex Chinese saas is indeed small, but oversea is big
@teortaxesTex It all started with a former Alibaba guy.
@teortaxesTex I think he's just being careful and taking his time to do this right.
@teortaxesTex China has a large enough talent pool, and the original Deepseek was small enough, so doubling its size isn't actually counterintuitive.
@teortaxesTex 融资后才大动作总让人觉得是在秀肌肉博关注