Technical Recruiter

We're building the infrastructure that takes permitting from months to days. Join a team of engineers, permitting experts, and operators solving one of construction's hardest problems. what guides us Our values Our values are an essential part of how we operate. They shape every aspect of life at Pulley, including how we relate to our customers, our colleagues, and our work. Quick Urgency and a bias to action. We keep feedback loops tight, favor progress over perfection, and move fast without being careless. Kind Empathy, warmth, and honest feedback. We assume positive intent — but kind doesn't mean soft. Crafty Quality of work and clever problem-solving. We're precise and inventive — not sneaky or corner-cutting. life at pulley Built for people who build. We believe great work happens when people have autonomy, context, and trust. We're a small, focused team where every person's contribution is visible. If you want ownership, speed, and the chance to build something that matters you'll fit right in. Competitive salary and meaningful equity Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance Opportunities for in-person and remote work Flexible PTO 401(k) open roles Join the team We're hiring across every team. If you don't see a perfect fit, reach out anyway — we're always looking for exceptional people. Senior Technical Recruiter Location Employment Type Full time Location Type Hybrid Department People Compensation About Pulley Pulley helps the country’s top architects, builders, and retailers speed up every project in their portfolio. With AI-powered permitting intelligence and expert guidance, we eliminate costly delays and bring predictability across the full lifecycle of commercial projects. Today, permitting is the slowest, most uncertain part of building, spread across 19,000+ jurisdictions with different rules, timelines, and surprises. Pulley gives project teams the clarity and predictability they need to move from planning to opening without delays. We support rollout programs for brands like J.Crew, Solidcore, and Hibbett Sports, as well as major data center buildouts, EV charging networks, and other commercial projects. Our platform dramatically reduces approval timelines, improves forecasting accuracy, and removes thousands of hours of manual work from design and construction teams. Founded in 2021, Pulley combines deep permitting expertise with purpose-built AI from people who have created products used by millions. We’re backed by CRV, Susa Ventures, Fifth Wall, and leaders from Plaid, Segment, ServiceTitan, and Procore. Pulley is scaling fast, and we're hiring a Senior Technical Recruiter to help us hire the top talent in the market. This isn't a high-volume, req-filling role: you'll own full-cycle technical hiring for our San Francisco office, act as a true partner to hiring managers, and help build the talent function from the ground up. You'll set the bar for who joins Pulley, and you'll be trusted to hold that bar even under pressure to fill seats fast. We're looking for someone who has done this before: closed engineers away from competing offers, knows the difference between a resume that reads well and a candidate who can do the work, and who isn't afraid to tell a hiring manager their process is broken. If you take ownership of outcomes, not just activity, we want to talk to you! Key Responsibilities Run full-cycle on our technical roles: source, screen, and close top-tier candidates in a competitive market Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers, leadership, and founders, pushing back with data and market insights when a role or process needs to change - not just executing on the tasks handed to you Build and defend a rigorous, consistent bar across every stage of a pipeline so that hiring managers trust your read on a candidate as much as your own Design an exceptional candidate experience that reflects well on Pulley, especially with fast feedback and honest communication Bring a point of view on sourcing strategy, market mapping, and competitive positioning to help us win candidates Improve our recruiting operations and infrastructure as an early hire: building process, tooling, and metrics as Pulley scales Who You Are Several years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally scaling teams at a fast-growing startup with a track record of closing competitive technical talent Fluent in the technical landscape: you can speak credibly with engineers about their stack and their career motivations, and you know how to evaluate signal beyond a resume Comfortable partnering with strong-willed, high-bar hiring managers, and skilled at pushing back constructively when needed Highly organized, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities without dropping details You have a builder's mindset: creative, resourceful, and biased toward action Genuinely excited about Pulley's mission, and able to sell that conviction to candidates Eager to work on-site in downtown San Francisco 3x / week Compensation Range: $150K - $190K #J-18808-Ljbffr Pulley