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# Research Engineer at Doji

- **Company:** Doji
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-05-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/doji/51d16f81-95f9-4411-91a4-fa728e494ba5

## Job description

The Opportunity We're reimagining fashion shopping with AI avatars. To do this we're developing cutting-edge diffusion models and designing novel, personalized interfaces. We're a small team of creative builders in NYC with a rare combination of taste and deep AI expertise. Previously we've shipped consumer products to millions at Apple, DeepMind, Meta, and startups. Backed by the investors behind OpenAI, Cursor, and SKIMS, our company is positioned at the intersection of AI, technology, and culture.

## The Role

We're looking for Research Engineers to help us build the next generation of our avatar and virtual try-on models. This role is in-person from our office in NYC.

As Research Engineer you will…

- Implement cutting-edge generative AI features for inclusion in our product
- Build data pipelines to feed large-scale image and video datasets into model training
- Enhance model quality through user feedback and preference-based tuning
- Improve virtual try-on for diverse body types, clothing styles, and aesthetic treatments
- Collaborate effectively in a shared codebase while upholding high coding standards
- Develop state-of-the-art personalized try-on capabilities in video and 3D
- Work directly with our founders to create industry-leading technology

You're a great fit if you…

- Have hands-on experience training and fine-tuning diffusion models (MUST-HAVE requirement)
- Are familiar with implementing and optimizing diffusion model training pipelines
- Care deeply about craft and creating category-defining experiences
- Have worked in rigorous, fast-paced environments (i.e. startups) or have been a very productive IC in academia or open-source
- Are self-driven, high-agency, and can learn new things quickly and deeply
- Have implemented ML papers from scratch in pytorch or jax
- Get excited about new ML methods, and read papers for fun
- Have instincts on how to get unstuck when things don't work
- Have genuine interest in fashion, avatars, or creative expression

Bonus if you…

- Have experience with virtual try on
- Have built consumer products

## About Doji

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Doji is an AI-powered mobile app that lets users create personalized photo-realistic avatars to virtually try on and discover fashion items, blending shopping with social inspiration.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; $14M raised)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Dorian Dargan (CEO) & Jim Winkens (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Technology / Fashion (AI-powered virtual try-ons and shopping)
- **Target customers**: B2C, primarily fashion-conscious consumers interested in online apparel shopping and self-expression
- **Mission**: “Reimagine fashion shopping from the ground up – not as something to buy, but something to become.” (via careers page)

## Products & Services
- **[Doji App]**: Free invite-only mobile app that creates a personal AI avatar from user selfies and full-body images, then renders realistic try-ons of real luxury and brand-name clothing. Users can scroll curated looks, share outfits, and explore new styles. Currently in beta with plans to integrate in-app purchasing (instead of redirecting to external sites).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (seed-stage startup)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $14M seed round (May 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thrive Capital (lead), Seven Seven Six (participation). Investors behind OpenAI, Cursor, and SKIMS are also involved (per careers page).
- **Growth Signals**: Team grew 71.4% YoY to 8 employees; app available in 80+ countries; early adopters reportedly impressed; the company is actively hiring (Founding iOS Engineer, Design Engineer, Social Media Intern).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Advanced AI technology**: Proprietary diffusion models deliver photo-realistic avatars and clothing try-ons, built by a team with deep AI research experience (DeepMind, Google).
- **Founder domain expertise**: Dorian Dargan previously worked on Apple VisionOS and Meta Quest; Jim Winkens was an AI researcher at DeepMind and Google. They emphasize both technical chops and “taste” to make avatar representations feel inspiring rather than uncanny.
- **Social & fun approach**: Unlike utilitarian try-on tools, Doji gamifies fashion exploration – users scroll endless looks on their avatar, making shopping discovery playful.

## Strategic Focus
- **Improve AI models**: The $14M funding is primarily dedicated to making avatars and try-ons faster, more accurate, and higher quality.
- **Integrate purchasing**: Currently users tap out to external retailers; the roadmap includes in-app buying.
- **Scale from invite-only to public**: The app remains in invite mode; removing that barrier will drive adoption.
- **Expand luxury & brand partnerships**: Onboarding emphasizes favorite brands; deeper retail partnerships are likely.

## Why Work Here
- **Small, tight-knit team**: Based in NYC with just 8 people, offering outsized impact and ownership.
- **Backed by elite investors**: Thrive Capital, Seven Seven Six – same backers as OpenAI and Cursor, indicating strong funding runway and network.
- **Cutting-edge work**: Daily involvement in advanced diffusion models, real-time avatar generation, and consumer AI.
- **Culture of craft**: “We go deep where others don’t – beyond surface. We lead with craft, curiosity and the courage to envision an entirely new paradigm.” (careers page)
- **Open roles**: Current openings include Founding iOS Engineer, Design Engineer, and Social Media Intern – all with referral bonuses ($10k for successful engineer hires).
- **Perks**: Not explicitly detailed, but startup environment typical of early-stage NYC tech companies; likely equity, flexible remote/hybrid, and direct collaboration with founders.

## Sources
1. [careers.doji.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/doji) – Doji Careers Page
2. [linkedin.com/company/doji-com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/doji-com) – LinkedIn Company Profile
3. [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/doji-raises-14m-to-make-virtual-try-ons-fun-through-ai-avatars/) – TechCrunch: “Doji raises $14M to make virtual try-ons fun through AI avatars”
4. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/doji/__y8P67k-NrPfCpkrgSN32R5_Pf5xcM84xlMmARQmAhK8) – Tracxn Company Profile
5. [doji.com](https://www.doji.com/) – Doji Homepage

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