Recruiter

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 Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, product, and GTM roles. Build and optimize recruiting operations and tooling, automating workflows wherever possible. Partner closely with founders and team leads to define role requirements, evaluation criteria, and interview processes. Develop a strong working knowledge of the product to effectively pitch technical candidates. Source top candidates through high-signal and unconventional channels. Screen candidates for both technical competence and product/market intuition. Support onboarding and new hire ramp. Help define and run performance review processes, leveling, and feedback systems. What We're Looking For Must-haves: 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience owning technical (engineering, product) and GTM roles end-to-end. Ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts — you can hold your own in a conversation with an engineer. Hands-on experience at an early-stage startup; comfortable working independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments. Experience building and optimizing recruiting ops and tooling, including workflow automation. Proven track record of sourcing through high-signal and non-traditional channels. Experience evaluating candidates via portfolios and projects, not just resumes. Nice-to-haves: Familiarity with recruiting tools such as Ashby , Juicebox , or Clay . Experience with AI-assisted or "vibe coding" approaches to automating recruiting workflows. Exposure to or ownership of People Ops / HR functions (onboarding, performance reviews, leveling). Experience evaluating non-traditional candidate profiles. Strong instincts for bar-setting and talent quality in elite, small-team environments. Compensation & Benefits Salary: $100,000 – $150,000 per year 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.