About the Role
A fast-growing AI infrastructure company in San Francisco is hiring its first dedicated Recruiter. The team is intentionally lean and high-caliber — currently around 15 people — and every hire meaningfully shapes the company's trajectory. You'll work directly alongside founders and world-class AI researchers to identify and sign exceptional engineers and GTM leaders. This is a high-ownership, in-person role with a strong people-ops component.
The company operates in the AI/ML space, building infrastructure for reinforcement learning environments and post-training data — a technically sophisticated product you'll need to understand deeply in order to pitch it credibly to top candidates.
What You'll Do
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Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, product, and GTM roles.
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Build and optimize recruiting operations and tooling, automating workflows wherever possible.
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Partner closely with founders and team leads to define role requirements, evaluation criteria, and interview processes.
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Develop a strong working knowledge of the product to effectively pitch technical candidates.
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Source top candidates through high-signal and unconventional channels.
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Screen candidates for both technical competence and product/market intuition.
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Support onboarding and new hire ramp.
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Help define and run performance review processes, leveling, and feedback systems.
What We're Looking For
Must-haves:
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3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience owning technical (engineering, product) and GTM roles end-to-end.
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Ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts — you can hold your own in a conversation with an engineer.
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Hands-on experience at an early-stage startup; comfortable working independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
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Experience building and optimizing recruiting ops and tooling, including workflow automation.
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Proven track record of sourcing through high-signal and non-traditional channels.
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Experience evaluating candidates via portfolios and projects, not just resumes.
Nice-to-haves:
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Familiarity with recruiting tools such as Ashby, Juicebox, or Clay.
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Experience with AI-assisted or "vibe coding" approaches to automating recruiting workflows.
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Exposure to or ownership of People Ops / HR functions (onboarding, performance reviews, leveling).
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Experience evaluating non-traditional candidate profiles.
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Strong instincts for bar-setting and talent quality in elite, small-team environments.
Compensation & Benefits
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Salary: $100,000 – $150,000 per year
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Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA. The team works in-person and values the tight-knit culture that comes with it. Remote work is not available for this position.
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