Head of Taste

Omi • San Francisco, CA

28d

About The Position

👋 Hi, I’m Nik. I’m looking for a world-class visioner to build Omi with me.
Omi is AI for your real life.
In the past 16 months, we’ve:
Grown to 300K software users
Hit 100M+ organic video views
Built 3 working hardware devices
As the programming became obsolete, what now matters is taste, execution and vision. I'm looking for someone who agrees with our roadmap and can help achieve it
About Me
26 y.o.
🇷🇺 Born on an island in the Pacific (Russia), now in SF
🧠 Thiel Fellow
💰 Sold 2 startups — scaled the last to $4M ARR, $3M raised, acquired by Toptal
💻 Built the first Omi prototypes (hardware, mobile)
💸 Raised $7M+ total
🧲 Managed teams across 3 continents
📈 Drove 100M+ organic impressions for Omi
Check me out at nikshevchenko.com
What You’ll Do
As the first engineer, you’ll:
Execute omi's roadmap to help humans be 1000x more productive
Architect all Omi products and design
Build prototypes that feel like magic and scale into products
Help shape product direction, technical stack, and culture
Work directly with me every day — we’ll build and launch together
This is not a “here’s what to do” job — this is “what should we do next?”

Requirements

• Someone who’s built and shipped something impressive. For example:
• Built a product used by 1M+ people or 10K+ devices shipped
• Or built something with >$1M revenue
• Or raised >$1M as a founder / solo builder
• You don’t need to check every box — but one really strong signal is enough.

Responsibilities

• Execute omi's roadmap to help humans be 1000x more productive
• Architect all Omi products and design
• Build prototypes that feel like magic and scale into products
• Help shape product direction, technical stack, and culture
• Work directly with me every day — we’ll build and launch together

Benefits

• You’ll get lots of equity and full ownership over technical direction
• Work on actual AI hardware, not just apps
• Build something that people already love — and want more of
• Help people think and live better with ambient, embodied AI

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees