Senior Recruiter, Technical (AI)

Location: Redwood City, United States; hybrid workplace

Company

A fast-growing startup developing an enterprise-grade vector database and open-source database technologies for AI applications.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles across North America and Europe, from intake and sourcing strategy through interviews, offers, and closing.
• Partner with engineering leaders and hiring managers to define candidate profiles and search strategies.
• Build pipelines through direct sourcing, talent mapping, referrals, communities, and other channels, with a focus on passive and hard-to-reach candidates.
• Develop expertise in technical talent markets covering infrastructure, databases, cloud, distributed systems, SRE, and AI/ML infrastructure.
• Use recruiting data and market insights to identify pipeline gaps, improve sourcing strategies, and strengthen hiring outcomes.
• Contribute to recruiting process improvements, interview quality, employer branding, agency strategy, and recruiter mentorship.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with significant technical recruiting experience.
• Proven ability to independently manage complex and competitive technical searches from intake through close.
• Strong direct sourcing skills and experience engaging passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting for software engineering, infrastructure, cloud, database, distributed systems, SRE, AI/ML infrastructure, or related technical functions.
• Ability to understand technical roles beyond keywords and translate hiring needs into sourcing and assessment strategies.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, organizational, and multitasking skills.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting in an early-stage or high-growth technology company.
• Experience hiring in database, data infrastructure, AI infrastructure, developer tools, cloud infrastructure, or open-source companies.
• Experience building technical talent maps or proactive pipelines ahead of immediate hiring needs.
• Experience mentoring recruiters or building recruiting processes and capabilities.

Culture & Benefits

• High ownership and bias for action, with an emphasis on keeping searches moving and solving problems proactively.
• Resilient, adaptable, curious, and business-minded working style.
• Collaborative, low-ego partnership with hiring managers, HR colleagues, and recruiters.
• Equal-opportunity workplace welcoming people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.