Technical Recruiter (AI)

Location: On-site in Tokyo, Japan

Company

Building Devin, an AI software engineer, and developing AI that can reason about real-world tasks.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end recruiting for technical roles in Japan.
• Build deep talent maps across enterprise software, AI, developer tools, cloud, infrastructure, and high-growth technology companies.
• Partner with hiring managers and Japan-based leadership to define role requirements, calibrate profiles, and improve interview processes.
• Source, engage, and close exceptional passive candidates while delivering a high-quality candidate experience.
• Use data and market insight to assess pipeline quality, conversion, compensation signals, and hiring risks.
• Work with international talent leadership to improve processes, build scalable recruiting capabilities, and advise on hiring strategy.

Requirements

• Proven experience recruiting technical talent for high-growth technology companies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise software, SaaS, AI, infrastructure, developer tools, or cloud markets.
• Ability to identify and engage high-calibre passive candidates.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence to push back, calibrate, and advise senior hiring leaders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• High agency, high ownership, and strong attention to detail.
• A track record of hiring bar-raising commercial talent in competitive markets.
• Comfort operating in a fast-changing, 0-to-1 environment, with strong sourcing discipline and the ability to build pipelines without relying on inbound applications or agencies.
• A builder mindset, including improving the recruiting system while delivering the work.

Nice to have

• Experience helping build early teams in new international markets.
• Recruiting experience in frontier AI, developer tools, infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise software companies.
• Understanding of both technical hiring and technical-adjacent GTM roles.
• Experience partnering with regional GMs, VPs, or founding country leaders.
• Ability to move between strategic talent mapping and hands-on execution.
• Focus on quality rather than speed and experience closing candidates with multiple options.
• Experience hiring across multiple APAC markets.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work in Tokyo as part of the APAC Talent team.
• Fast-moving, ambiguous, high-growth environment with a strong emphasis on urgency, precision, judgment, and ownership.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process.