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About the Role
Join an early-stage applied AI company as an early recruiting hire, owning end-to-end hiring for engineering and technical roles. You will work closely with company leadership to establish the recruiting function and help build a strong technical team.
What You'll Do
Manage full-cycle recruiting for software engineering, infrastructure, applied AI, and product engineering roles.
Build outbound sourcing pipelines for technical candidates across AI, quantitative finance, high-growth startups, and university communities.
Partner with founders and senior hiring leaders on hiring strategy, role calibration, interview design, and candidate closing.
Create a responsive, high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruiting process.
Build recruiting systems, workflows, templates, and talent market maps.
What We're Looking For
Two to eight years of technical recruiting experience, including work at a startup or boutique recruiting agency.
A track record of sourcing, engaging, and closing engineering candidates in competitive markets, including hard-to-hire senior, founding, or infrastructure engineers.
Experience building outbound pipelines and recruiting in an early-stage or high-growth environment.
Strong understanding of software engineering, infrastructure, full-stack, and applied AI roles.
Experience partnering directly with founders, executives, or senior hiring managers.
A bachelor's degree from a US university, strong professional tenure, and a network in engineering, AI, startup, university, or quantitative finance communities.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $150,000 to $200,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, United States.
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