Head of Taste
US$100,000 – US$200,000 / yr base salary
Posted 29 Jan 2026
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$100,000 – US$200,000 / yr |
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👋 Hi, I’m Nik. I’m looking for a world-class visioner to build Omi with me.
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Omi is AI for your real life.
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In the past 20 months, we’ve:
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Grown to 300K software users
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Hit 100M+ organic video views
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Built 3 working hardware devices
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As the programming became obsolete, what now matters is taste, execution and vision. I'm looking for someone who agrees with our vision and can help achieve it
About Me
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26 y.o.
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🇷🇺 Born on an island in the Pacific (Russia), now in SF
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🧠 Thiel Fellow
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💰 Sold 2 startups — scaled the last to $4M ARR, $3M raised, acquired by Toptal
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💻 Built the first Omi prototypes (hardware, mobile)
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💸 Raised $7M+ total
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🧲 Managed teams across 3 continents
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📈 Drove 100M+ organic impressions for Omi
Check me out at nikshevchenko.com
What You’ll Do
As the Head of Taste, you’ll:
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Plan omi's roadmap to help humans be 1000x more productive
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Architect all Omi products and design
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Build prototypes that feel like magic and scale into products
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Help shape product direction and culture
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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?”
What I’m Looking For
Someone who’s built and shipped something impressive. For example:
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Built a product used by 1M+ people or 10K+ devices shipped
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Or built something with >$1M revenue
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Or raised >$1M as a founder / solo builder
You don’t need to check every box — but one really strong signal is enough.
Why This Might Be the One
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You’ll get lots of equity and full ownership over technical direction
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Work on actual AI hardware, not just apps
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Build something that people already love — and want more of
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Help people think and live better with ambient, embodied AI
Let’s make humans 1000x smarter with AI by 2028.
We don't actively check inbound applicants so find a way to find me
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