5+ years of technical recruiting experience in high-growth tech companies
Proven ability to manage complex technical searches and close competitive offers
Strong credibility to advise senior engineering leaders
Technical fluency to understand engineering roles and candidate motivations
Creative sourcing skills with a focus on passive talent
High ownership and execution in ambiguous environments
Data-informed approach to managing multiple searches
Experience in Bay Area recruiting; AI/ML hiring experience is a plus
Responsibilities
Build the SF engineering team by defining hiring needs and shaping roles
Drive full-cycle recruiting across engineering disciplines
Map talent markets and engage exceptional engineers
Advise engineering leadership with market intelligence and insights
Design rigorous interview processes to assess technical ability
Close competitive candidates by understanding their motivations
Strengthen engineering presence in the SF tech community
Use recruiting data to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring results
Benefits
Opportunity to shape the engineering team from the ground up
Direct partnership with CTO and engineering leaders
Hands-on role in building recruiting practices
Engagement with the vibrant SF tech community
Dynamic startup environment with growth potential
Autonomy in decision-making and problem-solving
Full Job Description
About the Role
We're hiring an Engineering Recruiter to build the technical teams behind Rogo's AI-native products for finance. As part of our founding San Francisco team, you'll partner directly with our CTO and SF-based engineering leaders to grow the office and hire the engineers who will shape our next phase of growth.
You'll own critical technical searches end-to-end and serve as a strategic partner to engineering leadership-shaping hiring priorities, defining what great looks like, and turning ambitious growth plans into exceptional hires. This is a hands-on opportunity to build both a team and the recruiting practices that support it. What You Will Own
Build our SF engineering team: Partner closely with engineering leaders to define hiring needs, shape roles, and build the technical talent foundation of our San Francisco office.
Own critical technical searches: Drive full-cycle recruiting across engineering disciplines, from search strategy and sourcing through assessment, offer negotiation, and close.
Find and engage exceptional engineers: Map talent markets, build targeted pipelines, and develop relationships with engineers who aren't actively looking. Craft outreach that connects their interests to the technical problems we're solving.
Advise engineering leadership: Bring market intelligence and pipeline insights to hiring decisions. Challenge assumptions, calibrate candidate profiles, and help leaders navigate tradeoffs.
Build a rigorous interview process: Partner with interviewers to design assessments that reveal technical ability, judgment, and ownership. Drive clear feedback and timely decisions while maintaining a high bar.
Close competitive candidates: Understand what matters to each candidate and partner with leadership to build a compelling case for joining Rogo.
Strengthen our engineering presence: Build relationships in the SF technical community and help engineering leaders tell Rogo's story through networks, events, and candidate conversations.
Improve how we hire: Use recruiting data to identify bottlenecks and improve results. Manage agency partners where needed and deliver a thoughtful, responsive candidate experience throughout.
What You Will Bring
5+ years of technical recruiting experience, with a track record of hiring exceptional engineers for high-growth technology companies
Experience owning complex technical searches and closing candidates with competitive offers
The credibility and judgment to advise senior engineering leaders and influence hiring decisions
Strong technical fluency and the ability to understand engineering teams, skill sets, and candidate motivations
Creative sourcing skills and a track record of building relationships with passive technical talent
High ownership, strong execution, and comfort bringing structure to ambiguous hiring needs
A disciplined, data-informed approach to managing multiple searches
Excitement about building our SF office alongside the engineering leaders and teams based there
Experience recruiting in the Bay Area; AI/ML hiring experience is a plus
Who You Are
You thrive in fast-paced environments. You are high-intensity and care a lot about what you do, and you're ecstatic to work at a startup.
You are ambitious. You have fun solving problems that others think are impossible.
You are curious. You find joy in learning about AI, technology, and finance.
You are an owner. You are autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity.
You are collaborative, organized, thoughtful, and kind.
