5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, preferably in a high-growth startup.
Proven success in hiring senior engineers in competitive markets.
Experience as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership, not just an order-taker.
Strong skills in offer negotiation and understanding of compensation structures, including equity.
Proficient in sourcing candidates using boolean search and tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and Ashby.
Responsibilities
Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and technical roles, from role scoping to offer close.
Collaborate with the CTO and engineering managers to define role requirements and candidate profiles.
Drive candidate engagement, including compensation discussions and offer negotiations.
Conduct proactive outreach to passive candidates using talent mapping and personalized messaging.
Ensure an excellent candidate experience, acting as the primary contact and ambassador for the company.
Maintain organized pipelines in Ashby and analyze funnel data to improve hiring processes.
Stay informed on technical talent market trends, including compensation benchmarks and competitor movements.
Benefits
Unlimited PTO.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage with 100% coverage for most plans.
Access to FSA & HSA.
401k access.
Meals provided twice daily through DoorDash, plus snacks and beverages in the office.
Unlimited company-sponsored fitness classes.
Full Job Description
About the role
As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you'll own full-cycle hiring for our most critical technical roles across engineering, research, and technical product. You'll partner directly with our CTO and engineering leaders to define what great looks like, design hiring processes that assess for it, and close candidates who have plenty of other options. You'll be a trusted advisor to hiring managers and a key driver of how we scale our technical team.
In this role, you will
Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and other technical roles, from intake and role scoping through sourcing, screening, interview management, and offer close.
Partner closely with the CTO and engineering hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate on candidate profiles, and design structured interview processes that assess for the right signal.
Drive candidate engagement and closing, including compensation conversations, offer negotiation, and competing-offer strategy.
Build and run proactive outreach to passive candidates, using boolean search, talent mapping, and personalized messaging to reach top engineers who aren't actively looking.
Deliver an excellent candidate experience at every stage, acting as the primary point of contact and an authentic ambassador for David AI.
Maintain clean pipelines in Ashby and use funnel data to identify bottlenecks, improve conversion, and keep hiring managers informed.
Stay ahead of the technical talent market, including comp benchmarks, competitor talent movement, and hiring trends across AI/ML and infrastructure.
Contribute to recruiting operations, such as interview training, scorecards, and process improvements that help the team scale.
Your background looks like
5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with meaningful time spent at a high-growth startup.
A track record of hiring senior engineers in a competitive market and closing candidates weighing multiple offers.
Experience partnering directly with engineering leadership as a trusted advisor, not just an order-taker.
Strong command of offer negotiation, compensation structures (including equity), and closing strategy.
Comfort sourcing your own pipeline with boolean search and tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox, and Ashby or a similar ATS.
Bonus points if you have
Experience recruiting for AI/ML, research, or data-focused companies.
Experience recruiting for ML engineers, research engineers, or infrastructure/platform engineers.
Experience designing or improving interview processes from scratch at an early-stage company.
Familiarity with market mapping and competitive talent intelligence.
Benefits
Unlimited PTO.
Top-notch health, dental, and vision coverage with 100% coverage for most plans.
FSA & HSA access.
401k access.
Meals 2x daily through DoorDash + snacks and beverages available at the office.
Unlimited company-sponsored Barry's classes.
Visas
We sponsor international candidates across several visa types, including H-1B transfers, H-1B1, O-1, E-3, and TN. We also hire candidates on STEM OPT. If you're on OPT, we'll want to confirm you have a path to one of the visas listed above before your OPT ends. While we can't guarantee any individual outcome, we've successfully sponsored teammates from all over the world.
