DINQ, a platform designed to help artificial intelligence researchers, developers, and early-career professionals showcase their real impact and connect with companies seeking specialized AI talent, announced the launch of its AI-native career network on January 12, 2026. The platform aims to address a pressing challenge in the AI industry: finding qualified and impact-driven talent. As AI adoption accelerates globally, the primary constraint is no longer capital or infrastructure but access to proven, skilled professionals.
Traditional hiring platforms rely on outdated systems that do not reflect how technical talent builds, collaborates, or grows. Resumes are static, keyword-based searches only work when job descriptions are perfectly written, and many top researchers and engineers in AI do not maintain LinkedIn profiles. Even when candidates are visible, their actual work—code, papers, and open-source contributions—often remains scattered and difficult to assess. DINQ addresses this gap by creating a dynamic professional identity built for the AI era.
The DINQ Card brings together a user's research, repositories, and professional signals from platforms such as GitHub, arXiv, Google Scholar, and LinkedIn into one continuously updated profile. This allows hiring teams to evaluate candidates based on what they have built, not just where they have worked. According to Sam Ko, founder and chief executive officer of DINQ, "AI is not just changing how we hire. It is redefining what talent even means. In the AI era, resumes, titles, and static profiles are obsolete. What truly matters is the real signal: what you build, who you collaborate with, and how fast you evolve."
Kelvin Sun, co-founder and chief operating officer of DINQ, added, "Hiring for AI is no longer about pedigree. It is about performance. Recruiters need to see how a candidate contributes, who they have worked with, and where their impact is visible. Our goal is to remove the guesswork and bring clarity to the hiring process." Sun is a serial entrepreneur in the talent and recruitment space, having previously served as the technology portfolio talent partner at Sequoia Capital China, where he advised nearly 100 top technology startups.
DINQ's launch aligns with the beginning of the 2026 hiring cycle, historically a period of increased hiring activity as companies start new initiatives and recent graduates enter the job market. According to industry estimates, more than two million AI-related roles will remain unfilled globally in 2026, and recruiters report growing difficulty sourcing qualified candidates despite record investment in AI. DINQ is positioned to match demand with better discovery and faster, more accurate connections.
The platform is available now at https://dinq.me, where users can create a DINQ Card at no cost and begin showcasing their work within minutes.
