Moyai (moyai.ai) is an AI company focused on agent reliability and monitoring. Jan_Wilmake has been actively pursuing a role at Moyai since late April 2026, with the interview process reaching the intro call stage by May 2026.
Moyai was founded by Robert Hommes and Vladimir Vuckovic. On April 27, 2026, Jan researched both founders on LinkedIn while evaluating a Founding Product Engineer job posting from Moyai.
The company publishes a blog at moyai.ai/blog. On May 13, 2026, Jan performed two deep reads of the post "Mission defines strategy, and strategy defines structure" — first a brief glance post-meeting, then a longer 5-minute read later in the day.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | First visit to Moyai website; initial exploration |
| April 27, 2026 | Read Founding Product Engineer listing; researched founders on LinkedIn |
| May 8, 2026 | Received "CV Request - Moyai Interview" email; reviewed CV PDF |
| May 11, 2026 | Email about "Let's connect about Moyai" — scheduling follow-up |
| May 13, 2026 | Deep-read Moyai blog (strategy post) — interview prep or follow-up research |
| May 15, 2026 | Email received: "First intro call with Robert from Moyai" — pipeline escalating to live call |
| May 17, 2026 | Calendly booking visited for May 19 @ 13:00 CEST |
| May 19, 2026 | Intro call completed (~11:00–11:32 CEST) with Robert Hommes and Wijnand Karsens via Google Meet; Jan prepared a PDF deck and showed GitHub profile during the call |
The Moyai intro call took place on May 19, 2026, running from approximately 11:00 to 11:32 CEST. The call was a Google Meet with two participants from Moyai's side: co-founder Robert Hommes and Wijnand Karsens.
Jan prepared a dedicated PDF slide deck titled "Presentation for Moyai — AI Agent Reliability & Observability", which he reviewed ahead of the call. He also briefly checked the Langfuse website for context on the AI observability competitive landscape. During the call, Jan showed his GitHub profile (github.com/janwilmake), referencing his Self-Driving_Repos and other projects.
Wijnand Karsens appeared as a participant in Jan's intro call alongside co-founder Robert Hommes. Wijnand had previously connected Jan to Arsen Ibragimov at Topliner on May 11 — revealing him as an active participant in multiple pipeline conversations, suggesting he may be an advisor, investor, or scout across several companies in Jan's network.
The Moyai opportunity aligns closely with Jan's stated career goals: AI/LLM-adjacent work with genuine technical depth. The Founding Product Engineer title suggests a small-team, high-ownership role — matching Jan's preference for collaboration with technically strong peers.
Moyai's focus on AI agent reliability also overlaps directly with Jan's own product work on Self-Driving_Repos (autonomous agents with budget controls) and OpenPolsia (autonomous business-managing agents), giving him relevant domain experience to discuss in interviews.