Technical Recruiter
RJR Partners
Several of our clients are actively seeking their first in-house technical recruiter to own the hiring function from the ground up. These are early-stage, venture-backed AI and deep tech startups based in San Francisco. You’ll work directly with founders, build the recruiting infrastructure from scratch, and hire primarily for engineering and technical roles. No inherited process, team, or playbook. Full ownership and autonomy from day one. What You’ll Do Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering, AI/ML, and select G&A roles Build sourcing pipelines, interview frameworks, scorecards, and ATS workflows Partner directly with founders and executives on hiring strategy and talent bar Source and close passive technical candidates in competitive markets Contribute to employer brand at companies early enough for it to matter Evaluate tech stack to help build more functional processes What You Need 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting at venture-backed startups Experience as a founding or early in-house recruiter who built the function from scratch Proven track record closing technical and non-technical talent without relying on inbound channels Comfortable with Ashby, Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, or equivalent tools Currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area Compensation Performance-based bonus Meaningful equity at an early stage Visa sponsorship available for select roles Location Must currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Roles require 4-5 days on-site per week. Relocation candidates will not be considered. #J-18808-Ljbffr RJR Partners
$45 - $50 per hour
...hour Duration:6 months. Target contract to hire based on performance. Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Technical Recruiter to support our high-growth AI & Strategic Builder Hiring. This role requires a strategic talent partner who can identify,...SuggestedContract workWork at office3 days per week- ...Job Title: Technical Recruiter Client Location: Hybrid; Foster City CA (3 Days Onsite/Weekly) Pay Comments: W2 Minimum Pay (per hour): 78.48 Maximum Pay (per hour): 87.21 Firm, non-negotiable: No Duration: Approx. 6 Month Assignment (Extension/Conversion...SuggestedHourly pay
- ...Job Title: Technical Recruiter Client Location: Hybrid; Foster City CA Pay Comments: W2 Minimum Pay (per hour): 65.61 Maximum Pay (per hour): 72.91 Hours: Full-time Duration: Approx. 6 Month Assignment Job Description: Join a pioneering company...SuggestedHourly payFull timeContract work
$160k - $215k
...Technical Recruiter Profound is the marketing platform for the AI era. As people increasingly turn to AI tools to decide what to buy, we give brands the intelligence to see how AI represents them and the Agents to act on it. Today, ~13% of the Fortune 500, plus companies...SuggestedWork at officeShift work- ...Technical Recruiter Opportunity Sciforium is an AI infrastructure company developing next-generation multimodal AI models and a proprietary, high-efficiency serving platform. Backed by multi-million-dollar funding and direct sponsorship from AMD with hands-on support...SuggestedFlexible hours
- ...Garman (CEO, AWS), Reid Hoffman (Founder, LinkedIn), and Fei-Fei Li (Professor, Stanford). What You'll Do As our first technical recruiter, you'll help shape the future of Resolve AI by identifying and hiring the exceptional engineers who will build the next...Work at officeVisa sponsorshipFlexible hours
$45 - $50 per hour
...Position: Technical Recruiter IV Location: San Francisco, California Duration: Contract Job ID: 177533 Job Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Recruiter IV to join our team on a contract basis. In this role, you will...Hourly payFull timeContract work$110k - $160k
...Technical Recruiter Opportunity at Atomic Semi Atomic Semi is building a small, fast semiconductor fab. It's already possible to build this with today's technology and a few simplifications. We'll build the tools ourselves so we can quickly iterate and improve. We...Work at officeVisa sponsorshipNight shift- ...M raised to date ~ Backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator ~100+ employees The Role As a founding technical recruiting hire, you'll play a mission-critical role in shaping our hiring strategy and scaling our technical and engineering teams. You...Work at officeRelocationRelocation package
- ...automate human knowledge work over documents. We're growing fast, and we need a hands-on recruiter who can own hiring end-to-end across the company. Your primary focus will be technical hiring - AI/ML engineers, infrastructure, full-stack, and developer tools - but you'...Work at officeShift work
$105k - $210k
...future of design and collaboration, join us! We are very excited to grow our Talent team! We're looking to hire an expert Technical Recruiter to support the growth of Figma's Engineering organization. As a Technical Recruiter, you'll operate in a full-lifecycle capacity...Full timeRemote workWork from home$140k - $195k
...work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life's work. About The Role We're looking for a Technical Recruiter to partner with our engineering team and founders to identify, attract, and close top talent. This role blends art and science...Local area$140k - $180k
...makes AI and human collaboration actually work. The role Assembled is thoughtfully scaling our team and looking for a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, product, and design. We focus on no more than 3 open roles at a time, close...Immediate start$120k - $180k
...Technical Recruiter Title of Role: Technical Recruiter Location: San Francisco, hybrid Company Stage of Funding: Seed — AI, Devtools, Enterprise, Data Office Type: Hybrid Salary: $120K–$180K Company Description We're representing a dynamic startup...Work at office- ...Zscaler Preeminent research labs like Deepmind and SAIL About the Role Cogent is scaling fast and we're looking for a Technical Recruiter who can own the full recruiting lifecycle. You'll work directly with our founders to bring on exceptional engineering,...
- ...to Vapi now! Why We're Hiring This Role: Vapi is scaling rapidly across Engineering and Product, and we need a senior technical recruiter to own and drive this growth. This role will build and execute the recruiting strategy that scales Vapi from 50 to 100+ employees...Flexible hoursShift work
$155k - $170k
...Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Craft Ventures. The Recruiting Team @ Pave We're a small, high-leverage team - two... ...most people who've done this well have 4+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting behind them Experience recruiting at a high-growth...Flexible hours3 days per week$140k - $180k
...Technical Recruiter Assembled is thoughtfully scaling our team and looking for a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, product, and design. We focus on no more than 3 open roles at a time, close quickly, and then move to the next highest...Immediate start- ...Workspace. What you'll do Own the full-cycle, end-to-end recruiting processes in a fast paced environment , delivering a high-... ...communities, events, etc.) to attract both active and passive technical talent Proactively identify, engage, and close top...Full timeFlexible hours
- ...We've raised over $83M, backed by a16z and Bain Capital. We work in-person at our waterfront office in San Francisco. Technical Recruiting at Krea We're a small team and we want to hire exceptional people across infra, backend, AI research, and product. You'...H1bWork at officeImmediate startVisa sponsorship
- ...Technical Hiring Partner You will own technical hiring and be a true partner to engineering leadership. That means developing deep product and culture context, holding a high bar on signal, and knowing how to find and close the people no one else is talking to. You...Work at officeVisa sponsorship
- ...trusted by both single-location operators and the largest PE-backed roll-ups Raised $25M+ from Khosla Ventures and YC Technical Recruiter @ Broccoli We're looking for a Technical Recruiter to help build the team behind Broccoli's next phase of growth. You'll...For contractors
$180k - $225k
...Technical Recruiter San Francisco About World Labs: We build foundational world models that can perceive, generate, reason, and interact with the 3D world — unlocking AI's full potential through spatial intelligence by transforming seeing into doing, perceiving...- ...Title: Technical Recruiter IV Contract Duration: 7 months ( 07/01/2026 to 01/31/2027) Location : Hybrid (2-3 days in office and rest days work from home) at either of the location (Chicago, IL 60654 OR Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 OR Atlanta, GA 30326 OR McLean...Contract workWork at officeWork from home
- ...General Catalyst, Elad Gil, and others, and founded by product and engineering leaders from Verkada. Role Overview As a Technical Recruiter at Serval, you'll build and own our talent acquisition strategy from the ground up, focusing primarily on engineering roles....
- ...Recruitment Manager We're building the AI infrastructure powering the future of financial operations - starting with automating the... ...most. What You'll Do Own full-cycle recruiting across technical roles from sourcing, screening, coordinating, and closing....Full timeWork at office
$150k - $250k
...Competitive Equity Visa Sponsorship: Not available (open to transfers) About the Role We are hiring our first in-house Technical Recruiter to build a world-class hiring engine from the ground up. This is a rare 01 opportunity to define how talent is sourced,...Full time$150k - $225k
...The Role As an early recruiter at Rowspace, you'll help build the talent engine that powers our next phase of growth from the ground... ...processes from the ground up Recruit, source, and close technical and non-technical talent to help us grow our mission Work...Work at office- ...Founding Technical Recruiter We're building the memory layer for AI agents. Think long-term memory that enables AI to remember conversations, learn from interactions, and build context over time. We're already powering millions of AI interactions. We are backed by top...Work at office
- ...relentlessly - people who expect the highest levels of both rigor and integrity from each other. About the role As a technical recruiter at Nudge, you will: Run full-cycle recruiting for all roles across multiple disciplines (engineering, G&A, operations,...
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