Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal’s Temple hiring goes viral over body fat eligibility: Here’s what happened
Temple is recruiting for roles ranging from embedded systems and AI engineers to neural decoding researchers
Applicants must have under 16% body fat (men) and 26% (women), or achieve it within three months of joining.
The hiring post has gone viral, drawing mixed reactions over the fitness-based eligibility rule.
Deepinder Goyal, founder of Zomato and vice chairman of Eternal, has started conversations online after announcing a new hiring criteria for his health tech venture, Temple. In a post shared on X, Gotal revealed that the startup is looking for engineers across disciplines such as machine learning and neural decoding, but there is a catch. Goyal has mentioned a health condition as a key factor to be eligible for the role.
Roles at Temple
- Analog Systems Engineers
- Electronics Design Engineers
- Embedded Systems Engineers (low-level hardware bring-up, embedded signal and image processing, embedded AI)
- Design and Validation Engineers (sensors, actuators, battery, antenna, optics)
- CMF Engineers
- Adhesive Materials Engineers
- Sensor Algorithms Engineers (estimation theory, sensor fusion)
- Deep Learning Engineers (ML model development for physiological metrics)
- Computational Neuroscientists
- BCI Engineers (real-time EEG/EMG acquisition and processing)
- Neural Decoding Researchers (brain activity to semantic mapping)
- Computer Vision Engineers (facial microexpression, subvocal muscle detection)
- Neuroimaging ML Engineers (multimodal sensor fusion)
- Product Managers (proficient in Figma, capable of independent design execution)
Temple hiring: Eligibility and how to apply
As per the post shared on X, only male applicants with under 16 per cent body fat and female applicants with under 26 per cent body fat are eligible to apply. Those who do not meet the benchmark can still apply, he stated, but would remain on until they achieve the specified targets within three months. If you. Want to apply, you can mail – build@temple.com with your core skill as the subject line..
Why is it making rounds on internet
The announcement went viral, getting mixed reactions. Some users praised the bold and performance driven vision, while others questioned the practicality and fairness of using body fat as a hiring requirement. Many argued that physical metrics may exclude capable engineers who are passionate about fitness but may not fall in the asked requirement.
For the unversed, Temple is currently working on a wearable device and it is in the research prototype stage. The product is reportedly being developed for the elite athletes. Goyal has stated that the product is an experimental system capable of measuring brain blood flow in real time with a level of precision not currently available in consumer wearables. He added that the company is looking for engineers who are equally committed for fitness and performance.
