Road to $10B+ Decacorn: Inside the Fastest Growing AI Startups
Startups are where AI careers accelerate. How do you get hired at one? What skills do early-stage teams look for? And how can you stand out when roles are less defined and competition is fierce?
Join this session to hear from engineering leaders behind today’s fastest growing and most talked-about $10B+ AI startups. They’ll share what hiring looks like from the inside — and how to thrive once you’re in.
Opportunity for 1:1 with Hiring Managers
We are hosting invitation-only 1:1 conversations after the event with our guest speakers - both of whom are hiring managers. Each slot will run for 5-10 minutes. If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity, select “Yes” when registering.
Guests
Chuan Wang - Member of Technical Staff @ Perplexity | Ex-Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager @ Apple
Kuai Yu - Member of Technical Staff @ Mercor | Citadel | Two Sigma | Google
Mariane Bekker - Head of Developer Relations @ You.com | Investor & Managing Partner at Founders Bay
About The Hosts
We are a community of professionals shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
Our members include researchers, engineers, product managers, designers, startup founders and operators from leading organizations such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, NVIDIA, and emerging AI startups. Each of us has navigated the journey of building a fulfilling career in AI — and we’re now coming together to share the insights, networks, and practical knowledge that make that path clearer for others.
🤝 Join the community here: https://talent-tensor.com/join-talent-tensor.
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