As the first Technical Product Manager at Taste, you will bridge the gap between deep machine learning and high-end design. You will build evaluation systems that make subjective aesthetic quality measurable at scale. This role requires a builder’s mentality to prototype experiments and define how the industry measures creative intent in generative AI.
Technical Product Manager at Taste
Taste is decoding what "great" looks like for AI, and they are looking for their first Technical Product Manager in San Francisco. This isn't a role for coordinators; it's for builders with deep ML expertise in RL and post-training who also possess an obsession with design. You will be responsible for creating the evaluation frameworks that make subjective aesthetic quality measurable, working alongside a high-agency team to build the essential taste layer for the generative AI era.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Taste
Role overview
The taste layer for AI. Decoding what great looks like across subjective domains. Works on cutting edge projects with tech companies, AI labs, and brands that deeply care about design.
What you will do
- Build and prototype evaluation frameworks that translate subjective creative and design qualities into measurable technical benchmarks for generative AI models.
- Design and execute experiments leveraging deep knowledge of reinforcement learning and post-training to improve aesthetic and creative AI output quality.
- Partner directly with the founding team and external AI labs to integrate the “taste layer” into core machine learning development cycles.
Who this is a fit for
- Demonstrates deep technical knowledge of machine learning, specifically in evaluation frameworks, post-training, and RL techniques for large-scale generative models.
- Possesses an “unreasonably good taste” and proven design sensibility, likely refined at research labs, creative technology companies, or generative AI startups.
- Maintains a hands-on builder’s mentality with the ability to ship prototypes and manage technical complexity without requiring traditional project management overhead.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join as the first Technical PM in a high-agency team of 14, directly shaping the product and defining the future of AI evaluation.
- Work at the unique intersection of RLHF and creative technology, solving the critical problem of measuring subjective taste in AI outputs.
- Collaborate with a tight-knit, obsessive group of outside-the-box thinkers in an in-person, high-intensity environment focused on genuine creative innovation.
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