Technical Recruiter

• Own full-cycle recruitment for senior and staff-level technical positions, managing every stage from initial intake and sourcing through interviews, offer negotiation, and signed acceptance.

• Partner closely with engineering leadership to define role requirements, establish success profiles, calibrate seniority levels, and challenge hiring criteria when needed.

• Build proactive outbound sourcing pipelines across infrastructure, cloud computing, developer tools, databases, and data engineering, targeting candidates from both established technology companies and high-growth startups.

• Identify high-potential engineers by assessing career trajectory, technical depth, problem-solving ability, and growth potential rather than relying solely on titles or years of experience.

• Communicate complex engineering challenges in an engaging and accessible way, helping candidates understand the technical mission and opportunities without relying on cryptocurrency-related messaging.

• Manage structured, efficient, and high-quality interview processes using Ashby, ensuring a positive candidate experience without compromising hiring standards.

• Lead offer and closing strategies, coordinating with founders, investors, and other stakeholders when appropriate to secure strong candidates in competitive talent markets.

• Strengthen employee referral programs by proactively activating internal networks and turning referrals into a consistent source of qualified candidates.

• Manage recruitment agency relationships and determine when internal sourcing offers a more effective approach.

• Monitor recruiting pipeline health, conversion rates, and stage-by-stage performance, using data to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring outcomes.

• Contribute to employer branding through candidate outreach, relevant content, and participation in engineering events and conferences, including occasional travel.

• In the first 90 days, take ownership of a priority database and performance engineering search, develop a strong understanding of the engineering organization, build independent sourcing pipelines, and evaluate the existing interview process and recruitment data.

Requirements:

• At least five years of experience recruiting engineers, with a proven record of successfully hiring senior and staff-level talent in backend engineering, infrastructure, distributed systems, or related technical disciplines.

• Strong sourcing skills and a proactive approach to identifying high-quality candidates who are not actively searching for new opportunities.

• Technical fluency sufficient to discuss distributed systems, databases, infrastructure, and performance engineering credibly with technical candidates and hiring managers, without necessarily having a software development background.

• Experience working in a startup or high-growth technology environment where speed, ownership, adaptability, and hiring quality are essential.

• Confidence in challenging hiring managers constructively, aligning stakeholders, and making informed recommendations about candidate profiles and recruitment strategy.

• Excellent communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and follow-through skills, with the ability to engage candidates and stakeholders at different levels.

• A strong sense of ownership, practical problem-solving ability, and a focus on measurable hiring outcomes rather than activity alone.

• Preferred qualifications: Experience recruiting for infrastructure, cloud, developer tools, or trading technology companies; an established network within Rust or systems engineering communities; and familiarity with Ashby or AI-assisted sourcing tools.

Benefits:

• Competitive, market-leading compensation.

• Meaningful equity incentives, providing an opportunity to participate in the organization’s growth.

• Fully remote work and a flexible, distributed working environment.

• Generous vacation allowance to support work-life balance.

• Wellness budgets and resources to support personal well-being.

• Learning and development support to encourage continuous professional growth.

• Support for work-related travel and participation in relevant industry events.

• Direct collaboration with engineering leadership and the opportunity to influence hiring strategy, recruitment processes, and organizational growth.

• A high-ownership, collaborative team environment focused on technical excellence, innovation, and meaningful impact.