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AfterQueryAfterQuerySan Francisco, CA

Technical Recruiter

Own full-cycle technical recruiting for engineering and AI roles at a fast-growing frontier AI data infrastructure startup. Build sourcing pipelines, partner directly with founders, and help shape hiring processes and systems from day one.

110k – 130k/yr
On-site1+ YOERecruiting

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles, including software engineering, infrastructure, applied AI, full-stack, and product engineering.
  • Build high-quality outbound sourcing pipelines for top technical talent.
  • Source candidates from AI labs, high-growth startups, big tech, quant firms, and elite universities.
  • Partner with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, interview loops, scorecards, and hiring strategy.
  • Run candidate processes end-to-end, including outreach, screens, coordination, feedback collection, offer support, and closing.
  • Create a high-touch candidate experience that reflects AfterQuery’s bar, speed, and culture.
  • Track and improve recruiting funnel metrics, including response rates, pass-through rates, offer acceptance, and time to hire.
  • Help build the foundation of AfterQuery’s recruiting function, including systems, templates, workflows, and talent market maps.

Required Qualifications

  • 1+ years of experience in technical recruiting, ideally at a high-growth startup, AI company, top tech company, or technical recruiting agency.
  • Proven ability to source, engage, and close strong engineering candidates in competitive markets.
  • Strong understanding of technical roles across software engineering, infrastructure, full-stack, applied AI, and systems/product engineering.
  • Experience building outbound sourcing pipelines from scratch.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong judgment on candidate quality, calibration, culture fit, and hiring urgency.
  • High agency, strong ownership, and comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment.
  • Experience partnering directly with founders, executives, or senior hiring managers.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience recruiting for AI, ML, data infrastructure, developer tools, quant, or frontier technology companies.
  • Strong network across engineering, AI, startup, university, or quant communities.
  • Experience hiring founding engineers, senior engineers, infrastructure engineers, or other hard-to-close technical talent.
  • Comfortable with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS systems, sourcing tools, email sequencing tools, and AI-assisted recruiting workflows.
  • Experience improving interview processes, scorecards, calibration systems, or candidate experience.
  • Startup experience preferred.

Skills

Technical RecruitingOutbound SourcingLinkedIn RecruiterAts SystemsSourcing ToolsEmail Sequencing ToolsAi-Assisted RecruitingFull-Cycle RecruitingCandidate ExperienceHiring Strategy

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