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On 2026-07-16 Alex Cheema (@alexocheema) said EXO is an 8-person team working…

2026-07-16 · 23:02 UTC ·@twid ·1 min read

Brief

EXO, according to Alex Cheema (post dated 2026-07-16), is an 8-person, high-intensity startup working seven days a week with a slow, selective hiring cadence (1 hire/3 months; 600+ rejections). They are hiring engineers and researchers for Local AI at $180k-350k plus equity; Cheema says commercial traction is strong and will be announced soon.

Why it matters

On 2026-07-16 Alex Cheema (@alexocheema) said EXO is an 8-person team working seven days a week and called it the "highest talent density" he's seen; he says EXO hired slowly—one hire every three months—and rejected over 600 interviewed candidates.

Key details

  • EXO is hiring engineers and researchers to "make Local AI the default," offering base salaries of $180k-350k plus equity; applicants should DM Alex Cheema with evidence of exceptional ability.
  • Cheema claims EXO employees rarely post on X because they are "too locked in," and says EXO's commercials are "strong and growing" with plans to disclose them publicly soon.
Source evidence

Go work for EXO if you have the talent, they are on the cutting edge of local AI.

Alex Cheema (@alexocheema)

Someone asked me why nobody else from EXO posts on X.

They’re too locked in. They have no interest in spending any time on X. We have the highest talent density team I’ve ever come across. They work 7 days a week in service of the mission. 8 people, each world class at what they do. We hired slow, we said no to over 600 people we interviewed, we waited for the right people, one hire every 3 months since we started.

We’ve never talked publicly about our commercials, but we will soon. They are strong and growing.

We’re hiring engineers and researchers to make Local AI the default. Base salary 180k-350k, plus equity. If you’re interested, DM me with evidence of exceptional ability.

— https://nitter.net/alexocheema/status/2077889740372689057#m