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Character.AI

Scaling fast
Software Development Redwood City, CA Watching 274 employees Updated as of Jul 9
The read

Character.AI added 9 people and saw 3 depart over the past 90 days, with Engineering growing fastest.

+2% of staff
Net headcount · 90d
+6
mostly Engineering
New hires · 90d
9
vs 9 hires
Departures · 90d
3
quiet
Leadership moves · 90d
0

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Hiring paceCooling

New hires per month, last 12 months. 98 total hires.

2 joined
Jul 2025
7 joined
Aug 2025
9 joined
Sep 2025
18 joined
Oct 2025
11 joined
Nov 2025
24 joined
Dec 2025
7 joined
Jan 2026
5 joined
Feb 2026
6 joined
Mar 2026
4 joined
Apr 2026
5 joined
May 2026
0 joined
Jun 2026
12 months agoLast month

Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.


  • 7 people joined Engineering Aggregate
  • 2 people left Aggregate
  • 1 person joined Aggregate
  • 1 person joined Aggregate
  • 1 person left Aggregate

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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.


Engineering +5
+1

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Talent flow

Which companies Character.AI hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.


Recruiting from

PittCSC+2
ByteDance+1
Google+1
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences+1
Pitt Digital - University of Pittsburgh+1
Stealth Startup+1

Departing to

OpenAI−1

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