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Founding Technical Recruiter

Recruitment Room - Global
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/7/2026
We're building at the frontier of AI infrastructure, and their next critical hire is a Founding Technical Recruiter. This person will own the full engineering hiring funnel — from sourcing elite technical talent to closing candidates — and play a pivotal role in scaling the team that defines the company’s trajectory. With a focus on top-tier engineering hires (think IOI, IWO, WRO medalists and other exceptional builders), this is a chance to directly shape the caliber and culture of the company’s early team.

The recruiter will operate with a high degree of autonomy, working directly with the founders while taking over all candidate interfacing and process management. They’ll be expected to bring both a strong technical background and a deep network in the tech/startup community, enabling them to evaluate candidates at a high bar. While the core focus will be engineering, they’ll also own hiring across other roles as the company grows. Compensation is structured at the 90th percentile for the market with significant equity upside, making this an ideal role for someone looking to pair world-class recruiting impact with true ownership in a breakout startup.

Requirements

  • 3 years of recruiting experience with a focus on technical and engineering roles (flexible for exceptional operators with less)
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit elite technical talent (e.g., Olympiad medalists, top ICPC performers, or engineers from top-tier startups)
  • Strong technical literacy — able to engage with and evaluate highly technical candidates credibly
  • Established network within the startup and engineering community
  • Proven track record of building and running full-cycle recruiting processes independently
  • Excellent communication and closing skills; able to sell the vision and opportunity of an early-stage startup
  • Preference for in-office candidates; open to remote for exceptional talent

Job Details

Salary

$100,000 - $180,000

Equity

0.1% - 0.25%

Visa Sponsorship

None Available

Benefits & Perks

  • Compensation at the 90th percentile for the state, plus a heavy equity package for true ownership
  • Direct access to and collaboration with the founding team on all hiring strategy
  • High-impact role: build the engineering org that defines the company’s trajectory
  • Autonomy and trust — minimal handholding, maximum decision-making power
  • Flexible work setup: preference for in-office, but remote possible for the right candidate
  • Career-defining opportunity to be the first recruiter at a breakout AI infra startup

Skills: technical recruiting,hiring,early stage startups,recruiting,startup experience,full cycle recruitment

Salary : $100,000 - $180,000

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