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Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek is ramping up recruitment in Inner Mongolia, signalling a potential expansion of its data centre footprint ahead of the much-anticipated release of its V4 model.
The Hangzhou-based company is recruiting for two new roles – server maintenance engineers and delivery managers to oversee data centre launches – in Ulanqab, in Inner Mongolia, according to recent job postings.
The move marks the first time DeepSeek has publicly advertised on-site roles tied directly to its computing infrastructure. Previous recruitment efforts were largely focused on software engineers and AI researchers in hubs such as Hangzhou and Beijing.
The hiring push comes ahead of the expected debut of its next-generation flagship model, V4, more than a year after the release of its R1 model propelled the company into the spotlight.
The upcoming launch has fuelled industry speculation over how DeepSeek is sourcing and deploying computing power and AI chips for the new model.
A report by US news outlet The Information last week said V4 would run on Huawei’s latest Ascend 950PR processor, while a separate report by Reuters last month suggested the model had been trained on Nvidia’s Blackwell chips, the US firm’s most advanced processors to date.
DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The recruitment drive also highlights a broader trend among Chinese AI companies to lower costs by shifting compute-intensive operations to less-developed regions.
As part of efforts to address imbalances in computing supply and demand, China launched its “Eastern Data Western Computing” initiative in 2022, aimed at relocating data processing workloads from the resource-constrained east to energy-rich western regions.
Inner Mongolia – known for its abundant energy resources and relatively low electricity costs – has since emerged as a key hub for large-scale data centres, particularly for AI training workloads that require vast processing power.
DeepSeek has previously tapped the region through third-party providers. Hohhot, the regional capital, had hosted several computing clusters supplying the company since last year, according to local media reports.
These facilities are operated by domestic players including China Mobile, one of the country’s three major telecoms carriers.


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New roles in Inner Mongolia point to expansion of computing capacity ahead of V4 release, fuelling speculation over chip sourcing


New roles in Inner Mongolia point to expansion of computing capacity ahead of V4 release, fuelling speculation over chip sourcing.


DeepSeek ramps up hiring ahead of V4 launch as questions swirl over chip strategy

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New roles in Inner Mongolia point to expansion of computing capacity ahead of V4 release, fuelling speculation over chip sourcing