AI BriefingDeepSeek Enters Coding Agent Space
Key point
DeepSeek has formed a Harness team in Beijing and started hiring to develop a new coding agent, DeepSeek Code.
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Deli Chen, a researcher at Chinese AI company DeepSeek, officially announced the development of a new coding agent, DeepSeek Code, via X on Wednesday. The company will newly form a Harness team in Beijing and build the infrastructure from scratch to add tool use, planning, and memory capabilities to its base model.
Chen has already posted 2 specific job listings.
Roles hiring for:
- Product Manager
- Developer
Key responsibilities: Collaborating with the research team to build the roadmap, analyze feedback, and grow the developer community
Required skills:
- Prior experience using existing tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot required
- Deep technical knowledge of agent loops, MCP, multi-agent systems, context engineering, "vibe coding," and more
With this move, DeepSeek will directly compete with current market leaders such as Anthropic's Claude Code, OpenAI's Codex, and Cursor, signaling its intent to offer an alternative platform in the development automation market.
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