As a frontier AI specialist, you will lead the development of real-time voice interaction and multi-modal understanding for an innovative dating platform. You’ll leverage a unique conversational dataset to build empathetic personality models and matchmaking algorithms that replace swiping with deep, AI-guided discovery. This is a high-autonomy role transforming how millions find relationships.
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OpenAI Engineer at Known
We are looking for a world-class engineer with direct experience at OpenAI to join an elite team in San Francisco. Backed by $9.7M from Forerunner Ventures, NFX, and Pear VC, this startup is replacing the 'swipe culture' with sophisticated, 27-minute AI voice conversations that lead to real-world dates. If you want to leverage your frontier AI expertise to solve the most human of problems—love and connection—this high-autonomy role offers the chance to build a category-defining consumer product from the ground up alongside veterans from Uber and Apple.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Known
Forerunner Ventures-backed AI dating startup reimagining human connection
What you'll do
What you will do
- Architect and deploy advanced multi-modal AI systems capable of conducting 27-minute nuanced voice conversations with users.
- Design personality modeling frameworks that translate intimate conversational data into highly compatible, real-world romantic introductions.
- Collaborate directly with founders to iterate on matchmaking algorithms that prioritize deep human connection over traditional engagement metrics.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Must have direct experience as a current or former engineer at OpenAI, possessing deep familiarity with frontier model deployment and optimization.
- Demonstrates a high-caliber "Apple-grade" craft in engineering, with the ability to operate autonomously in a small, fast-paced San Francisco studio.
- Passionate about applying large-scale conversational AI to solve the loneliness epidemic and broken dynamics of modern consumer dating apps.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Work with an elite engineering team from Uber and Cash App, advised by Tesla’s former Creative Director and Apple’s Head of Special Projects.
- Join a $9.7M seed-stage startup backed by Pear VC and NFX, representing Forerunner Ventures' first-ever investment in the dating category.
- Impact a product with massive traction, where 80% of AI-facilitated introductions in the San Francisco beta currently lead to in-person dates.
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