Engineering Recruiter (AI)

Location: On-site in San Francisco, United States; the compensation range reflects a New York City-based candidate.

Base salary: $120K–$180K per year, excluding bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-native products that transform financial workflows for investment banks, private equity funds, and investment firms.

What you will do

• Build the San Francisco engineering team by defining hiring needs, shaping roles, and establishing the technical talent foundation.
• Own full-cycle technical recruiting, from search strategy and sourcing through assessment, offer negotiation, and closing.
• Map talent markets, build targeted pipelines, and engage passive engineering candidates through tailored outreach.
• Advise engineering leadership with market intelligence, pipeline insights, candidate calibration, and hiring recommendations.
• Design rigorous interview assessments, drive clear feedback and timely decisions, and maintain a high hiring bar.
• Use recruiting data to improve hiring outcomes, manage agency partners when needed, and deliver a responsive candidate experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical recruiting experience, including hiring exceptional engineers for high-growth technology companies.
• Experience owning complex technical searches and closing candidates with competitive offers.
• Credibility and judgment to advise senior engineering leaders and influence hiring decisions.
• Strong technical fluency and the ability to understand engineering teams, skill sets, and candidate motivations.
• Creative sourcing skills and experience building relationships with passive technical talent.
• High ownership, strong execution, and comfort bringing structure to ambiguous hiring needs.
• A disciplined, data-informed approach to managing multiple searches.
• Excitement about building the San Francisco office alongside engineering leaders and teams based there.
• Collaborative, organized, thoughtful, kind, curious, ambitious, autonomous, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting in the Bay Area.
• AI/ML hiring experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced startup environment focused on ambitious, technically demanding problems in AI and finance.
• Opportunity to work with leading financial institutions and sophisticated users.
• Equity eligibility for full-time employees.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off and bonus eligibility.