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name: Gene Dai
role: Co-Founder & CPO @ Metix AI
location: California
now: Building HR tools and AI agents for hiring, at Metix AI and in the open
email: hi@genedai.me
updated: 2026-10-31
---

# Gene Dai

I build hiring products. I led products for candidates, employers, and headhunters at BOSS Zhipin and Liepin, and now co-found [Metix AI](https://metix.ai), an **AI-native hiring platform**.

## About

Gene Dai is a product builder and Co-Founder & CPO of Metix AI, an AI-native hiring platform that reached [#1 on Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/products/openjobs-ai). He previously held senior product leadership roles at BOSS Zhipin (BZ/2076.HK), China's leading mobile recruiting platform, Liepin (6100.HK), Zuoyebang, and Zhidemai Tech (300785.SZ), spanning recruiting, education, and e-commerce. He writes on AI and HRTech across Medium, Substack, and his personal blog, and maintains 160+ open-source repositories on GitHub.

- **AI-Native Hiring**: Building Metix, an AI-native hiring platform: define a role and meet interview-ready candidates within 24 hours.
- **Growth & Platforms**: User growth, community, and platform products for consumer apps in recruiting, education, and e-commerce.
- **Domain Expertise**: Built products for all three sides of hiring (candidates, employers, and headhunters) at Kanzhun, BOSS Zhipin, and Liepin.
- **Builder & Writer**: Writing on AI, HRTech, and the people shaping the industry.

## Journey

From Beijing to California.

- **Co-Founder & CPO**, Metix AI: AI-native hiring platform (2025 – present)
- **Head of Product Management**, Zuoyebang (2024 – 2025): China's largest K12 online education platform
- **Head of Product**, Liepin (6100.HK) (2022 – 2024): Executive recruitment platform
- **Product Director**, Zhidemai Tech (300785.SZ) (2021 – 2022): Consumer content & commerce platform
- **Head of Product, incl. Kanzhun.com**, BOSS Zhipin (BZ/2076.HK) (2018 – 2020): China's leading mobile recruiting platform
- **Senior Product Manager**, Dora Tech (2017 – 2018): Sequoia Capital China backed
- **Co-founder & Chief Product Officer**, Feel (2014 – 2017): Health & fitness app (ZhenFund backed)
- **Beihang University** (2013): Computer Software Engineering

## Projects

- [Metix](https://metix.ai): AI-native hiring platform. Define the role and meet interview-ready candidates: Metix AI reports 95% of roles get a first interview scheduled within 24 hours.
- [Raltic](https://raltic.com): Agent workflow rooms for product teams. Brief a cloud or local agent, inspect the proof, approve the decision, keep the outcome searchable. Private beta.
- [VentureDex](https://venturedex.co): Startup research on products, funding, and investors. 400+ company profiles across AI agents, developer tools, healthcare, and more.
- [HireAI Directory](https://hireai.genedai.me): 249 HR AI products across five technology eras, from 1990s ATS to 2024+ agentic platforms, with analysis pages and evaluation checklists.
- [Website2Markdown](https://md.genedai.me): URL-to-Markdown converter on Cloudflare Workers. 16 platform adapters, 5-layer fallback, plus streaming, batch, extract, and deep-crawl APIs.
- [ModernCV](https://genedai.cv): Free AI resume builder with 28 templates and instant PDF export.
- [Recruit Navigator](https://recruit.genedai.me): Recruitment and AI hiring tools map. 320 categories, 2,100+ resources. OSINT-framework-inspired.

## Writing

Deep dives into AI leaders, HRTech platforms, and the forces reshaping how companies find talent.

Start here:

- Research: [AI hiring procurement evidence](https://genedai.me/research/ai-hiring/): vendor claims, audit scope, and the questions buyers should still ask
- Research: [AI and employment evidence](https://genedai.me/research/ai-employment/): what the studies on AI and jobs actually measure
- Answers: [Answers about AI hiring and work](https://genedai.me/answers/): short answers with primary sources and dates

Latest:

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- 2026-10-31 [OpenAI and Google Plan One AI Training Opt-Out While Search Stays Open](https://genedai.me/2026/10/31/shared-ai-training-opt-out-publishers-search/)
- 2026-10-30 [Banks Pay a 13% Premium as AI Talent Spreads Beyond Tech](https://genedai.me/2026/10/30/ai-talent-bank-premium-flexible-hiring/)
- 2026-10-30 [Alexander Embiricos and the Three-Minute Warning From Dots](https://genedai.me/2026/10/30/alexander-embiricos-dots-three-minute-warning/)
- 2026-10-29 [Finn Puklowski Puts Rival AI Chips on the Balance Sheet](https://genedai.me/2026/10/29/finn-puklowski-alternative-chips-balance-sheet/)
- 2026-10-29 [Uber Opens ChatGPT Work to 30,000 After a 10% Cut](https://genedai.me/2026/10/29/uber-chatgpt-work-rollout-workforce-cut/)
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Read on:

- [Blog](https://genedai.me)
- [Medium](https://genedai.medium.com)
- [Substack](https://genedai.substack.com)

## Connect

- **Hiring?** Try [Metix AI](https://metix.ai): define the role and meet interview-ready candidates.
- **Building or backing HR tech?** Email [hi@genedai.me](mailto:hi@genedai.me). Founders, operators, and investors in AI hiring are welcome.
- **Researching AI and work?** Start with the [evidence registers](https://genedai.me/research/) on genedai.me.

- [X / Twitter](https://x.com/genedai)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Digidai)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/genedai)
- [Email](mailto:hi@genedai.me)