Why this role stands out
As a founding Technical Recruiter, you'll have the exciting opportunity to build and shape Pensive's technical hiring function from the ground up, directly impacting the growth of both Pensive and its partner companies. This role is perfect for an autonomous and adaptable recruiter with a knack for closing exceptional engineering talent in fast-paced environments. Apply today to leverage your expertise and drive significant impact!
Quick overview
Job description
About Builders
Every star athlete has an agency. Builders represents exceptional builders and connects them with startups that match their ambition.
We work with top Seed–Series F startups, including Ramp, Greptile, Poetic, and Blockit, to place exceptional talent across every function, from engineering to operations.
About the Role
We’re looking for a founding Technical Recruiter to build and own our AI-native recruiting agency, Builders.
In this role, you’ll work directly with the founders of Pensive and the founders of our partner companies, from defining roles and sourcing exceptional candidates to closing offers.
Your job is to help us hire and place exceptional engineers quickly while delivering a thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience. Because this is a founding role, you’ll also help shape our recruiting strategy, processes, systems, and tooling as the company grows.
Who You Are
• 1+ year of technical recruiting experience at a fast-growing technology company or a top recruiting agency.
• Strong grasp of technical skills, engineering roles, and how engineering organizations work.
• A proven closer who has landed senior and staff-level engineers in competitive markets, and can clearly explain how.
• Comfortable with speed and ambiguity. Priorities shift, roles evolve, and the hiring bar keeps moving, and you adapt without losing momentum.
• Autonomous and decisive. You can operate as a team of one, make trade-offs without hand-holding, and iterate quickly.
• Comfortable using AI, automation, and new tools to improve sourcing, evaluation, and recruiting workflows.
Nice to Have
• Experience working at a recruiting agency.
• CS degree or prior software engineering experience.
• Experience with AI-native or agentic recruiting tools.
Haystack's AI agent can fill in and submit this application for you. How AI auto apply works
Similar jobs
- HE

Head of Technical RecruitingRecently posted Auto Apply
Hercules · San Francisco · On-site · Posted 15 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingDockerDrizzle+8Human Resources$100k - $300k/yr - TT
Technical RecruiterRecently posted Auto Apply
True Talent Solutions Partners · San Francisco · On-site · Posted 15 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingSourcingHuman Resources$150k - $200k/yr - SA

Technical RecruiterRecently posted Auto Apply
Scout Ai · Sunnyvale · On-site · Posted 9 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingSourcingEmbedded Systems+4Human ResourcesSalary not listed - TI

Technical RecruiterRecently posted Auto Apply
Tutor Intelligence · Watertown · Hybrid · Posted 9 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsSourcing+5Human ResourcesSalary not listed - TI

Recruiter - Hardware, Manufacturing & Technical SupportRecently posted Auto Apply
Tutor Intelligence · Watertown · Hybrid · Posted 9 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsSourcing+6ManufacturingSalary not listed - TI

Recruiting Coordinator Auto Apply
Tutor Intelligence · Watertown · Hybrid · Posted 31 Oct 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsRobotics+4Human ResourcesSalary not listed - PS

Founding Technical Recruiter Auto Apply
Prudentia Sciences · San Francisco · Hybrid 🇺🇸
RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsSourcing+8Human ResourcesSalary not listed - F7
Technical Recruiter (R6643)Recently posted Auto Apply
F7d8749a 72d6 407c Bf98 292ea630c73a · Arlington · On-site · Posted 11 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingTalent AcquisitionApplicant Tracking Systems+7Human ResourcesSalary not listed - F7
Technical Recruiter, SoftwareRecently posted Auto Apply
F7d8749a 72d6 407c Bf98 292ea630c73a · San Mateo · Hybrid · Posted 11 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingTalent AcquisitionApplicant Tracking Systems+8Human ResourcesSalary not listed - F7
Senior Military Recruiter Auto Apply
F7d8749a 72d6 407c Bf98 292ea630c73a · Seattle · On-site · Posted 5 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingTalent AcquisitionApplicant Tracking Systems+5Human ResourcesSalary not listed - F7
Senior Recruiter, University and Alternative Channels Auto Apply
F7d8749a 72d6 407c Bf98 292ea630c73a · Seattle · On-site · Posted 5 Nov 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsSourcing+4Human ResourcesSalary not listed - EN

Part-time AI Research Participant Recruiter Auto Apply
Engramme · San Francisco · On-site · Posted 28 Oct 2026 🇺🇸
RecruitingOnboardingOutreachHuman Resources$20/hr
