Gene Dai
hi@genedai.me · genedai.md · linkedin.com/in/genedai · California
I build hiring products. I led products for candidates, employers, and headhunters at BOSS Zhipin and Liepin, and now co-found Metix AI, an AI-native hiring platform.
About
Gene Dai is a product builder and Co-Founder & CPO of Metix AI, which reached #1 on Product Hunt. 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.
Conversation is an interaction model with stronger feedback than anything before it. So when the work is getting a task done efficiently, two things become critical: the purpose, and the experience of the flow toward the goal.
- AI Hiring — Building Metix: 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: over a decade building hiring, education, and e-commerce products.
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Co-Founder & CPOcurrent
Metix AI — AI hiring platform -
Head of Product Management
Zuoyebang — China's largest K12 online education platform -
Head of Product
Liepin (6100.HK) — Executive recruitment platform -
Product Director
Zhidemai Tech (300785.SZ) — Consumer content & commerce platform -
Head of Product (also led Kanzhun.com)
BOSS Zhipin (BZ/2076.HK) — China's leading mobile recruiting platform -
Senior Product Manager
Dora Tech — Self-service shared printing (Sequoia Capital China backed) -
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer
Feel — Health & fitness app (ZhenFund backed) -
Beihang University
Computer Software Engineering
Projects
Products, tools, and resources — mostly at the intersection of AI and hiring.
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Writing
Deep dives into AI leaders, HRTech platforms, and the forces reshaping how companies find talent.
Start here
- AI hiring procurement evidence — vendor claims, audit scope, and the questions buyers should still ask
- AI and employment evidence — what the studies on AI and jobs actually measure
- Answers about AI hiring and work — short answers with primary sources and dates
Latest
Connect
- Need a CV? — Download a one-page CV (PDF).
- Hiring? — Try Metix AI: define the role and meet interview-ready candidates.
- Building or backing HR tech? — Email [email protected]. Founders, operators, and investors in AI hiring are welcome.
- Researching AI and work? — Start with the research pages on genedai.me.
