DeepSeek looks for data centre engineers in Inner Mongolia
It is the first time the company has publicly disclosed a data centre location
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[TAIPEI] Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is advertising two data centre positions in Inner Mongolia, where the company reportedly is relying on banned Nvidia’s Blackwell chips.
It is the first time the company has publicly disclosed a data centre location. The job postings follow a Reuters report in late February that DeepSeek trained its latest AI model on Nvidia’s most advanced AI Blackwell line. Those chips are likely clustered in Inner Mongolia in northern China, Reuters said, citing a US official.
The US restricts the export of Nvidia’s more advanced AI processors, which are used to develop and run AI models, on national security grounds.
The postings, dated Apr 2, advertised for an engineer and a delivery manager.
The engineer is responsible for maintaining and optimising servers and networking equipment, according to the ad. The role also involves ensuring that the data centre complies with regulations in its operations.
Engineers with experience running clusters of AI accelerators at a major tech firm or research lab would be preferred, the ad said, without specifying what kind of chips the data centre uses.
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The delivery manager is responsible for initiating a data centre project, seeing through construction and bringing it online, according to the other ad, indicating that the company may be expanding its presence in Inner Mongolia.
DeepSeek did not immediately respond to an e-mail outside of regular office hours.
DeepSeek became an industry phenomenon in January 2025 after developing powerful AI models at what it said was a lower cost. This week, it rolled out new “fast” and “expert” modes for handling queries. BLOOMBERG
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