Technical Recruiter

Etched

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience recruiting technical talent in competitive markets
  • Ability to evaluate technical depth and cultural fit
  • Resourceful in sourcing candidates from unconventional platforms
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and building systems from scratch
  • Strong focus on candidate experience and operational excellence

Responsibilities

  • Own the full-cycle recruiting process from sourcing to offer
  • Build partnerships with hiring managers and advocate for candidate needs
  • Source candidates from unconventional platforms like GitHub and arXiv
  • Facilitate interview loops, track performance, and lead debriefs
  • Manage offers and close processes with hiring managers and leadership
  • Continuously improve recruiting systems and candidate experience

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision packages with generous coverage
  • $500 monthly credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Housing subsidy of $2k per month for local employees
  • Relocation support for potential hires moving to San Jose
  • Wellness benefits encompassing fitness and mental health
  • Daily complimentary lunch and dinner at the office
  • Unlimited compute budget with ROI justification
Full Job Description
Job Summary

As we scale, we're looking for a Technical Recruiter to build and own some of the most high-leverage, relationship-driven parts of our recruiting function. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-talent-density environments and loves the hunt.

What You'll Do
  • Own the full-cycle recruiting process, from sourcing through offer, ensuring top-of-funnel quality and fast, high-signal decision-making
  • Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and advocate for both candidates and company needs
  • Source candidates in unconventional places - e.g., GitHub repos, preprint authors on arXiv, contributors to Apache mailing lists, or insightful Twitter threads
  • Facilitate structured interview loops, track candidate performance, and lead debriefs alongside hiring managers and leadership
  • Manage offers and close processes in collaboration with hiring managers and the CEO
  • Continuously improve our recruiting systems, workflows, and candidate experience


You may be a good fit if you have
  • Have 5+ years of experience recruiting technical talent in highly competitive markets
  • Can evaluate both technical depth and cultural fit with nuance and clarity
  • Are resourceful in finding exceptional candidates beyond the obvious platforms
  • Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building systems from scratch
  • Care deeply about candidate experience and operational excellence


Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
  • Familiarity with the AI, semiconductor, or hardware engineering talent landscape
  • A track record of hiring exceptional engineers in niche or emerging fields


Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
    • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
  • Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
  • Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
  • Daily lunch + dinner in our office
  • Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

How we're different

Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.

We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both and work across disciplines as needed.

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