As the Technical Recruiter at LlamaIndex, you will own the full hiring lifecycle, primarily focused on scaling elite AI/ML, infrastructure, and full-stack engineering teams. You'll partner directly with leadership to define roles, source top-tier talent using AI-powered tools, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience as the company expands its document intelligence platform.
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Technical Recruiter at LlamaIndex
LlamaIndex is seeking a hands-on Technical Recruiter in San Francisco to architect the teams building the future of AI document infrastructure. As the primary recruiter for this high-growth startup, you’ll own technical hiring for AI/ML and infrastructure engineers while supporting GTM scaling. This isn't a management role; it’s for a high-grit specialist who loves the grind of sourcing and closing elite talent. You’ll leverage advanced AI tools to find niche experts and help define the culture of a company at the center of the LLM revolution. If you’re ready to move fast and make a massive impact on AI's document layer, join LlamaIndex today.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
LlamaIndex is building the document infrastructure for AI agents. It contains a best-in-class agentic document processing engine to parse the most complex documents and translate them into formats that humans and AI can use. It also contains a variety of tools at the semantic layer (extraction/search) and agentic layer (workflows) to enable knowledge work over documents.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for technical and GTM roles, from initial sourcing and screening to final offer negotiations and successful closing of high-impact hires.
- Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to deeply understand technical requirements, ensuring high-precision candidate slates that align with LlamaIndex's specific technology stack and culture.
- Optimize and refine recruitment processes, including managing external agency partnerships and iterating on sourcing strategies based on data-driven pipeline metrics and hiring velocity targets.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Brings 2–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within a high-growth startup environment, with a proven track record of closing niche AI, ML, or infrastructure engineering roles.
- Possesses a hands-on, high-grit approach to sourcing, with demonstrated expertise in using AI-powered recruiting tools to build high-quality pipelines for complex, ambiguous technical needs.
- Exhibits exceptional communication skills and the ability to pivot seamlessly between technical searches and GTM roles while maintaining a high bar for candidate quality and culture fit.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a mission-critical team at the heart of the AI revolution, building the infrastructure that powers how global enterprises interact with and utilize their document knowledge.
- Work in a high-velocity environment where you have direct impact on company culture by hand-selecting the engineers and leaders shaping the future of document understanding.
- Master cutting-edge AI recruiting stacks, leveraging advanced tools to automate sourcing while maintaining the high-touch, precise calibration required for niche technical talent in the AI space.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 15 million jobs daily and helps you discover roles at companies like this.
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.