Our Team
We are a small, passionate team building the future of entertainment and exploration. By leveraging our deep technical expertise in AI and machine learning, along with extensive experience in launching global consumer products, we are creating immersive experiences that spark curiosity and offer endless ways to explore and create. Come join us.
Working at Character.AI
Build the Future
We're changing the way people think about entertainment and exploration. Leveraging advancements in natural language processing, generative AI, and interactive technologies, we're redefining what's possible in AI experiences.
Create with Purpose
Our team designs immersive experiences for the millions of users who visit our platform. Be a part of building a product at the crossroads where storytelling, gaming, social connection, and creativity converge.
Collaborate with the Best
Join a high-performing team that thrives on collaboration. We combine deep expertise in generative AI and emerging technologies with a proven track record of bringing consumer products to market.
Our Values
Users First
We solve tradeoffs with a clear framework: users > company > team—in that order. We optimize for users first, knowing this creates a cycle that sustains our company and supports our team. By prioritizing user value, we build lasting success for both our company and team.
One Team
We will only win if we work as one team, collaborate with trust, empathy, and curiosity, and assume good intent in every interaction. We're kind – which is different from "nice." True kindness means speaking candidly and listening openly. It means giving clear, timely feedback that helps us grow as a team. We seek clarity when needed, share feedback openly, and embrace it with radical receptivity, knowing it's key to our improvement. By working together and helping each other get better, we ensure we all win.
Think Transformational
We aim to redefine what's possible for our users, our company, and our industry. We embrace ambitious, almost uncomfortable goals because that's what it takes to win. Transformation requires bold thinking, disciplined execution, a commitment to excellence, and a relentless drive to achieve meaningful, lasting impact. It's about constantly innovating, challenging the status quo, and working together to turn bold ideas into reality.
Find a Way
We're all responsible for building a generational platform. We're obsessed: we have pride of ownership and care deeply about our platform. When things are broken, we call it out and make sure the owner is taking action, and if no one owns it, we volunteer to fix it personally. We ask more of ourselves, hold ourselves accountable and make the impossible possible. We don't make excuses – we find a way.
Fast and Responsible
We ship fast and work hard, but speed doesn't mean cutting corners. We're meticulous with our foundations and hold what we ship to a high bar of quality. Decisive leadership empowers us to act swiftly, considering diverse viewpoints and uniting behind decisions with "disagree and commit." Through continuous experimentation, measurement, and iteration, we build smarter, adapt quickly, and constantly improve.
AI is the future of entertainment — providing unlimited opportunities to explore, create, and connect.
Perks and Benefits
Our benefits package is designed to support employees' personal and professional well-being, offering parental leave, holiday time off, and a health and wellness stipend to help our team thrive.
Daily Meals
Fuel for focus. We provide daily lunch in our Bay Area, NYC and Seattle hubs, along with a monthly DoorDash credit for all employees. Let us take one thing off your plate so you can spend your energy where it matters most to you.
Time Away
Take time to thrive. With 20 days of accrued PTO annually, accrued sick time and 12 company-paid holidays, you'll have the opportunity to recharge, reconnect, and rediscover.
Wellness Stipend
Wellness, your way. Whether it's yoga classes, mental health apps, or gym memberships, use your money every four months stipend to invest in what makes you feel balanced and unstoppable.
Commuter Allowance
We'll get you rolling. We contribute $50 monthly to a commuter pre-tax account, helping make your journey to work a little easier.
Retirement Fund
Invest in your dreams. We match a percentage of your contributions, up to the 2025 IRS cap of $23,500—meaning a maximum company match of $5,875 per calendar year through Empower. Your future deserves it.
Parental Leave
Every new chapter begins with care. We offer 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, ensuring your family gets the spotlight it deserves.
Medical Insurance
Your health, your choice. Choose between a PPO or an HSA plan with 100% of your premiums and 80% of your dependents'.
Life, AD&D, and LTD
Security for every chapter. Life and AD&D insurance come fully covered by us, as does Long-Term Disability (LTD). You focus on the story ahead, and we've got the rest.
Dental Insurance
For smiles that last a lifetime. Our Principal plan covers 100% of your premiums and 80% of your dependents'.
Vision Insurance
See the world your way. Principal covers 100% of your premiums and 80% of your dependents'.
