# Bad Influence story: Chinese AI firms recruit engineers in Silicon Valley and Seattle

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 03:30. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/cd874004-b1a6-4c8a-89bd-23b0900ec3b3

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Latest update (11-09 03:30): Chinese AI firms hire Silicon Valley engineers to compete for U.S. talent

Overview: MiniMax and Moonshot AI are recruiting engineers in Silicon Valley and Seattle, according to Rest of World. MiniMax has about 16 openings in San Francisco. The report says ByteDance's Seed offers researchers who hold OpenAI or Anthropic offers pay 1.5 times higher than those offers.

Rest of World reports that Chinese firms still lag far behind U.S. labs on pay. Experts it cites say the gap makes recruiting top talent difficult; MiniMax paid about $203,000 per employee in 2025.

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1. 11-09 03:30 · Rest of World · [Chinese AI firms hire Silicon Valley engineers to compete for U.S. talent](https://badinfluence.news/items/mh0scni8daacg6h2vb2xlqcs3)
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