Founding Technical Recruiter

Job Description

Job Description

Founding Technical Recruiter – AI Infrastructure Startup

• ???? Remote (U.S.-based preferred) | ???? Full-Time | ???? $100,000–$180,000 + Equity | ???? 3+ Years Experience

Role Overview

A Series A AI infrastructure startup is hiring its first recruiter to scale a world-class engineering team. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role focused on sourcing, evaluating, and closing elite technical talent—including Olympiad medalists, top ICPC performers, and exceptional builders from leading startups. You’ll work directly with the founding team to shape hiring strategy, culture, and execution across engineering and future roles.

Key Responsibilities

Own the full-cycle recruiting process for technical roles—from sourcing to closing

Evaluate highly technical candidates with credibility and precision

Build and manage candidate pipelines with a focus on quality and speed

Collaborate with founders on hiring strategy and team composition

Expand recruiting scope to include non-technical roles as the company grows

Represent the company with clarity, energy, and vision in candidate conversations

Ideal Candidate

3+ years of recruiting experience focused on engineering roles (flexible for exceptional operators)

Proven success recruiting elite technical talent

Strong technical literacy and ability to engage with deeply technical candidates

Established network in the startup and engineering community

Track record of independently running full-cycle recruiting processes

Excellent communication and closing skills

Preference for in-office candidates; remote possible for standout profiles

Compensation Benefits

$100,000–$180,000 base salary

Significant equity package for true ownership

Direct collaboration with the founding team

High autonomy and decision-making power

Flexible work setup

Career-defining opportunity to build the engineering org from the ground up

Interview Process

Phone screen

Technical interview

Onsite

Offer extended