AI Team Org Map — Kaon (April 2026)
Maintained as living doc. Last updated: 2026-04-06
All teams report to Alex Xi (CTO) Total AI headcount: ~28 active
1. 后训练 / Post-Training
Lead: 韩子扬 ICs: 陈昱, 李家宜, 王钦语, 陈佳新, 刘俊文, 郝少春, 1 intern Headcount: 7 ICs + lead Focus: SFT, GRPO, training data pipeline
2. 个性化 / Personalization
Lead: 杨千驰 (Mouse) ICs: 刘左茜, 付泓鑫, 新人 Headcount: 3 ICs + lead Focus: User embedding, personalization, population intelligence
3a. AI工程 - Product
Lead: Chen Xi ICs: 李大山, Xinyi Chen, 叶沛津, Leon Shared: 付泓鑫, 刘左茜 (shared with Personalization) Headcount: 4 ICs + lead (+ 2 shared) Focus: AI product engineering, Memory engineering, 个性化 engineering, tool call pipeline
3b. AI工程 - Agentic
Lead: TBD (Alex still deciding structure) ICs: 谢靖, 田勇 Headcount: 2 ICs Focus: Agent research, agentic systems Note: How “research” vs “product” this team should be is still being determined
4. AI工程 + 平台 / AI Platform
Lead: 李斌 ICs: 范晓豪, 李铭宇 Headcount: 2 ICs + lead Focus: Internal platforms (n8n, Shiki, Evals, Wagashi, Tianji) + production chat service
5a. AI Infra - Inference Optimization
Lead: 田浩廷 ICs: 王谦 Away: 张越 (intern, temporarily away) Headcount: 1 IC + lead (+ 1 away intern) Focus: Inference optimization, model serving, latency
5b. AI Infra - Data & Platform
Lead: 田浩廷 ICs: TBD Headcount: Needs staffing Focus: Conv AB, ELO, LSP, GPU management, data infra, agent infra
6. 多模态 / Multimodal
Lead: Boyn Chan + Felix (co-lead) ICs: 伍袁锋 (Curry), 刘欣然 Headcount: 2 ICs + co-leads Focus: Image generation, multimodal capabilities
7. AI Product
Person: 牟文钊 Working with: Water Focus: AI product direction
8. RM / Eval ⚠️ GAP
Lead: None — needs hire Team: No dedicated team yet (currently handled within Post-Training) Target Focus: Reward model training, eval benchmarks, A/B test design, bad case triage, quality signal definition
Key Gaps & Hiring Needs
| Priority | Role | Team | Location | Est. Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔴 P0 | RM/Eval Lead | New team (#8) | US or China | T2 ($250-350K TC) if US | Defines “what is good” — critical for all model work |
| 🔴 P0 | Agentic team lead/structure | AI Eng - Agentic (#3b) | TBD | TBD | Alex deciding how research vs product oriented |
| 🟡 P1 | Infra - Data & Platform staffing | AI Infra (#5b) | China | ~$8K/mo | Team needs people; 何川 departed |
| 🟡 P1 | Personalization researcher | 个性化 (#2) | China | ~$8K/mo | Team is thin (3 ICs) for ambitious scope |
| 🟢 P2 | AI engineers (1-2) | AI Eng - Product (#3a) | China or US | Varies | Memory/个性化 engineering ramp |
| 🟢 P2 | AI运营 / Data Ops | Cross-team | China | ~$5-6K/mo | Training data quality, annotation — currently scattered |
Budget Context
- Extra hiring budget: 300K/mo (on top of existing payroll)
- China cost: ~$8K/mo per person
- US cost: ~$25K/mo per person
- 1 US hire ≈ 3 China hires