# Head of Taste - Company: [Omi]() - Location: San Francisco office - Team: General - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: $100K – $200K - Posted: January 29, 2026 ## Job description **👋 Hi, I’m Nik. I’m looking for a world-class visioner to build Omi with me.** * [Omi](https://omi.me) is AI for your real life. * In the past 20 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 [vision](https://omi.me/manifesto) 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](http://nikshevchenko.com) ## What You’ll Do As the **Head of Taste**, you’ll: * Plan omi's [roadmap](https://omi.me/manifesto) 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 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?” ## What I’m Looking For 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. ## Why This Might Be the One * 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 Let’s make humans 1000x smarter with AI by 2028. We don't actively check inbound applicants so find a way to find me If I didn’t respond, something was off. 🥲 ## Apply [Apply on Omi]() Canonical job page: