OpenAI Engineer

Company Description

Forerunner Ventures-backed AI dating startup reimagining human connection

Job Description

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.

Location

San Francisco, USA

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.

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.

The Ideal Candidate

• 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.