Technical Recruiter

Serval Inc

$90K — $130K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of technical recruiting experience in fast-paced environments or B2B SaaS companies with focus on full-cycle recruiting.
  • Technical aptitude to engage with engineering roles and tech stacks.
  • Proven track record in building candidate pipelines and closing top engineering candidates.
  • Self-motivated and adaptable, with ability to thrive in fast-paced settings.
  • Strong communication skills for articulating role requirements and translating feedback.
  • Analytical mindset to leverage metrics in refining recruiting strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement creative hiring strategies to meet recruitment goals.
  • Partner with engineering leaders to define roles and prioritize hiring needs.
  • Collaborate across teams to align on recruitment goals and share insights.
  • Build and maintain recruiting infrastructure with effective tools and platforms.
  • Champion data-driven hiring practices to inform decision-making and enhance candidate experience.
  • Stay informed on recruiting trends to attract top engineering talent.

Benefits

  • Be a key player in shaping the engineering team's success and company growth.
  • Opportunity for personal career growth as a founding member of the recruiting function.
  • Join a high-performing, fast-paced culture that prioritizes fun and velocity.
  • Access to comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, daily lunches and snacks, and onsite gym facilities.
Full Job Description
Role Overview

As a Technical Recruiter at Serval, you'll build and own our talent acquisition strategy from the ground up, focusing primarily on engineering roles. You'll design and execute scrappy, high-impact recruiting initiatives that help us scale quickly while maintaining a high talent bar. This role is perfect for someone who's excited to combine technical knowledge, strategic thinking, and creativity to grow our team at a high-energy startup.

You'll be a crucial partner across the organization, collaborating closely with engineering leads to understand hiring needs, identify top-tier talent, and deliver a delightful candidate experience. We're looking for a builder who's not afraid to roll up their sleeves and pioneer new approaches to hiring.

What You'll Do
  • Design & Implement Hiring Strategies: Develop creative sourcing strategies, manage the full-cycle recruiting process, and iterate based on data to consistently meet hiring goals.
  • Understand Hiring Needs: Partner with engineering leaders to create accurate role definitions, set clear expectations, and prioritize requisitions.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with the broader team to ensure alignment on hiring goals, champion best practices, and share insights that inform overall talent strategy.
  • Build & Maintain Recruiting Infrastructure: Select and integrate tools (ATS, sourcing platforms, etc.) that enable a seamless, data-driven recruiting process.
  • Champion Data-Driven Hiring: Track and report key metrics to inform decision-making, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve the candidate experience.
  • Stay Ahead of Recruiting Trends: Keep a pulse on emerging tools, platforms, and best practices to attract world-class engineering talent in a competitive market.


What You'll Need
  • 4+ years of technical recruiting experience at a fast-paced environment or B2B SaaS company, ideally with exposure to full-cycle recruiting.
  • Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with engineering roles, tech stacks, and the ability to engage meaningfully with technical candidates.
  • Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in building pipelines, closing top 1% engineering candidates, and managing multiple requisitions simultaneously.
  • Self-Motivated & Adaptable: Ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment-able to pivot quickly while remaining laser-focused on hiring goals.
  • Strong Communication Skills: Adept at articulating role requirements and company vision to candidates, and translating complex feedback into clear action items.
  • Analytical Mindset: Comfortable using metrics to drive insights, identify trends, and refine recruiting strategies.


Nice to Have
  • Previous startup experience as an early technical recruiter.


What We Offer
  • Impact: Be a key player in shaping the success of our product and company.
  • Growth: Build a fundamentally new AI product offering with the support of our experienced team and investors. Grow rapidly with the company.
  • Culture: Join a culture that values innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun.

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