Technical Recruiter (AI)

Location: Hybrid in New York City or Washington, DC. Candidates must reside in or be able to commute to one of these cities; New York requires four office days per week, while Washington, DC requires office attendance Tuesday through Thursday.

Salary: $140,000–$170,000 per year, plus equity and bonus opportunities.

Company

Builds modern AI-enabled software systems for U.S. federal agencies, including systems supporting residents, veterans, public servants, and national security programs.

What you will do

• Proactively source and engage passive candidates for technical roles through creative search strategies, market mapping, professional networks, LinkedIn, and GitHub.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting from sourcing and screening through interviews, feedback coordination, offers, and onboarding support.
• Support recruiting for go-to-market functions such as sales, marketing, customer success, and partnerships as business priorities evolve.
• Build AI-powered sourcing workflows, agents, and Claude or Claude Code processes to identify candidates beyond standard recruiting tools.
• Write targeted outreach, grow inbound pipelines, run candidate screens, sell roles, and close offers.
• Partner with hiring managers and founders to scope roles, design interview loops, maintain hiring standards, and improve recruiting as the company scales.

Requirements

• 3+ years of recruiting experience in-house at a high-bar company or at an agency, with experience closing passive candidates.
• Strong outbound sourcing instincts and the ability to map a talent market from scratch.
• Hands-on experience building AI recruiting workflows or agents beyond standard tools.
• Strong judgment for identifying exceptional talent that may not be obvious on paper, supported by evidence.
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to engage skeptical passive candidates, earn hiring manager trust, and balance persistence with listening.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting at a technology startup during a period of rapid growth.
• Government technology or federal hiring experience.
• Experience recruiting both go-to-market and technical roles.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance fully covered for employees and dependents, plus life insurance, FSA options, One Medical, and fertility and family-building support.
• 401(k) with a 2% company match, paid parental leave, unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum, federal holidays, and a company-wide winter break.
• Hybrid office setup with home-office stipends, commuter support, expensed meals, late-work transportation, and a company-provided laptop.
• Gym or fitness reimbursement, utility and home-cleaning stipends, professional development funding, recreation reimbursement, and pet-care support.
• Company offsites are held throughout the year.