Technical Recruiter

Location: Remote-first, open to candidates based in North America in the Eastern time zone, with a strong preference for the New York City area. Optional co-working offices are available in San Francisco, New York, and London.

Company

Linear builds a product development system for teams and AI agents, used by more than 40,000 companies.

What you will do

• Partner with engineering leaders to develop hiring strategies and own full-cycle searches across product, infrastructure, AI, mobile, and other technical areas.
• Build talent pipelines through talent mapping, direct sourcing, referrals, and long-term relationship development.
• Assess candidates for technical fluency, ownership, product sensibility, motivation, and alignment with the working environment.
• Maintain candidate momentum through transparent communication, fast feedback loops, and clear ownership.
• Use funnel data, candidate feedback, and hiring outcomes to improve sourcing strategies and work-trial calibration.
• Maintain accurate hiring data in Ashby and support the operating practices of the Talent team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including hiring senior engineers at high-growth startups or product-led technology companies.
• Exceptional sourcing ability across research, networks, referrals, and targeted outreach.
• Strong judgment about technical talent, product orientation, ownership, and candidate impact.
• Experience building trusted relationships with demanding hiring managers and technical leaders.
• Strong interviewing, written communication, verbal communication, prioritization, follow-through, and data management skills.
• Ability to work independently on a small distributed team and adapt to hiring across other functions.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work with no required commute and optional co-working.
• Competitive salary and equity with employee-friendly equity terms, including early exercise in the US and extended exercise windows.
• Daily meal and coffee stipend and a paid co-working space or desk.
• Health coverage based on country requirements.
• Five weeks of paid vacation, four months of paid parental leave, and a paid month off after four years and every two years thereafter.
• Regular team events, off-sites, and intentional opportunities for in-person collaboration.