Founding Engineer; AI​/ML + App Development

Overview

Twyn is an AI-driven, industry-altering dating app that builds a digital “Twyn” for each user through open-ended chatbot conversations. By capturing communication style, personality, and values, Twyn creates an authentic digital reflection of each person.

Location:

Remote (UK & Europe time zones preferred)

Compensation: Equity-first (2–4% depending on scope and experience), with a path to salary once funding is secured. This is a founding-level role with a clear path to CTO after funding and key milestones.

Twyn is designed to be scalable, cross-cultural, and adaptive across languages, positioning it to reshape how people connect worldwide.

• Build and ship the MVP for Beta testing (~3 months), expanding on the existing prototype.
• Design, implement, and validate ML models for emotionally intelligent matching (recommendation systems, NLP, clustering, ranking), ensuring reliability and continuous improvement.
• Develop the first mobile app (iOS/Android), integrating AI into the user experience — via native, cross-platform, or smart no-/low-code foundations.
• Create conversational AI/chatbot features that power open-ended, personality-driven interactions.
• Define the technical architecture & stack in partnership with the founder
  , making scalability a first-class principle.

• Proven experience with machine learning
  : recommendation engines, clustering, NLP, conversational AI.
• Strong background in app development (iOS/Android, React Native, Flutter, or equivalent), with the ability to move quickly from concept to deployment.
• Comfort working with (and beyond)
  no-/low-code tools
  , choosing the right approach for speed and scalability.
• A true builder’s mindset
  : focus on delivery and iteration now; deep optimization can come later.
• Entrepreneurial drive and passion for solving complex, messy problems with elegant solutions.

Bonus: experience in chatbots, AI twin building, or personalized matching systems.

• Founder-level ownership
  : 2–4% equity, with significant upside as an early team member.
• Clear path to CTO as we scale and raise capital.
• Direct impact
  : your work defines the core product and user experience.
• Mission-led
  : creating a healthier, more human alternative to swipe culture.
• Big challenge, big market
  : tackling hard AI problems in a ~$13B industry.

Ready to Build With Us? If you’re excited to shape a new era of dating with AI and want to operate as a technical founding-level partner, we’d love to talk. Apply here or DM the founder directly.