As the first recruiting hire, you will build the entire hiring engine from the ground up for a high-growth startup. You will own full-cycle recruiting for specialized engineering, product, and GTM roles while partnering directly with founders to define company culture, employer branding, and scalable interview processes as the team expands.
Founding Technical Recruiter at VC-backed AI infrastructure startup
Are you a recruiter who loves the 0-to-1 phase? This VC-backed AI infrastructure startup is looking for their first technical recruiter to build a world-class hiring engine from the ground up. You'll partner directly with the founders to scale a high-caliber engineering team and shape the culture of a company already powering billions of requests in the AI agent space. If you're scrappy, data-driven, and ready to own the talent strategy for a San Francisco-based leader in AI cloud tech, this is your chance to make a massive impact.
Overview
Why this role stands out
Company
About the company
VC-backed AI infrastructure startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Build and scale recruiting infrastructure from scratch, including interview rubrics, hiring playbooks, and evaluation standards.
- Lead full-cycle recruitment for highly technical roles in infrastructure, cloud, and systems engineering fields.
- Create and execute creative sourcing strategies to attract elite engineering talent in highly competitive markets.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 3+ years of technical recruiting experience with a proven track record at a high-growth startup or top-tier tech firm.
- Deep technical literacy with the ability to influence hiring decisions and partner effectively with engineering leaders.
- A builder's mindset with the resourcefulness to drive results in an ambiguous, fast-paced early-stage environment.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Exceptional opportunity to design and own the entire talent acquisition strategy for a foundational AI technology company.
- Join a well-funded team backed by top-tier VCs that is already processing high-scale workloads for major industry players.
- Direct strategic partnership with the CEO to shape the organization's growth trajectory and core engineering culture.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
About Jack & Jill
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you are great at, what you want next, and makes sure Jill considers you for the right opportunities.
How does this work?
Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.
If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.