Temple, the new startup by Deepinder Goyal, is building a wearable device that monitors real-time blood flow to the brain for elite athletes. The company is hiring neuro-tech experts and hardware engineers—but only those who meet strict body fat criteria.
The Big Idea Behind “Temple”
Zomato’s founder, Deepinder Goyal, is pivoting hard into the health-tech space with a secretive new startup called Temple. They are building a highly experimental wearable device that sits right on the side of your head. Instead of just tracking your heart rate or daily steps, this sensor is designed to monitor real-time blood flow to the brain—a major indicator of neurological health and how the brain ages.
It’s not meant for the casual gym-goer. Goyal is aiming this squarely at elite athletes who want to squeeze every last drop of performance out of their bodies.
The Controversial Fitness Rule
This is where the hiring process goes completely off the rails compared to a normal tech job. Goyal’s philosophy is that you can’t build a hardcore product for high-performance athletes unless you live that exact lifestyle yourself. He wants a team that will actually wear the device every single day, test it relentlessly, and obsess over it.
Because of that, Temple has a strict physical fitness mandate for its new hires:
- Men must have a body fat percentage under 16%.
- Women must be under 26%.
If your technical resume is incredible but you’ve been spending more time coding than doing cardio, there is a small loophole. You can still get the job, but you’ll be placed on a strict three-month probation. You have to commit to hitting those exact body fat targets by the end of those 90 days to secure your spot on the team.
The Brain-Power Required
You’d think the extreme physical requirements would thin the herd enough, but the technical bar is just as intense. Temple isn’t hiring standard app developers; they are essentially putting together a top-tier neuroscience and hardware lab.
They are actively hunting for:
- Neuro-Tech Specialists: People who deeply understand Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), can decode raw brain activity, and analyse real-time EEG signals.
- Hardware Gurus: Engineers who can physically build the device from scratch, dealing with embedded systems, sensors, optics, batteries, and the actual adhesives used to stick the device to the skin.
- AI & Vision Experts: Developers focused on deep learning and computer vision—specifically, people who can program AI systems to detect tiny facial micro-expressions and subvocal muscle movements.
- Self-Sufficient PMs: If you want to be a Product Manager there, you have to know your way around Figma. Goyal explicitly stated they don’t want PMs who need a designer to hold their hand to get things done.
How to Actually Apply
If you somehow manage to be a highly specialized hardware engineer who also happens to be in peak physical condition, you get to skip the traditional job boards. Goyal is telling candidates to email their applications directly to build@temple.com, simply using their primary technical skill as the subject line.
