# Technical Recruiter

**Company:** [Vapi](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vapi)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $150k – $170k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Technical Recruiting, Full-Cycle Recruiting, Outbound Sourcing, Candidate Sourcing, Recruiting Operations, Applicant Tracking Systems, Interview Design, Scorecards, Compensation Negotiation, Talent Pipelines, Engineering Hiring, Market Intelligence
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Owns end-to-end engineering recruiting at a rapidly scaling AI company, partnering with engineering leaders to define roles, source and close exceptional talent, and improve recruiting systems and candidate experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Learn Vapi’s engineering organization, interview philosophy, and hiring bar.
- Build trusted relationships with engineering leaders and hiring managers.
- Own a portfolio of technical searches and run full-cycle recruiting across engineering roles.
- Develop deep understanding of hiring funnels, identify candidate drop-off points, and improve funnel performance.
- Build high-quality pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, networking, and creative talent strategies.
- Partner with hiring managers to refine job definitions, interview design, and scorecards.
- Manage candidates through offers, including compensation discussions and closing.
- Deliver exceptional engineering hires while maintaining a high hiring bar.
- Provide market intelligence and recruiting insights to leadership.
- Advise hiring managers and deliver a candidate experience reflecting Vapi’s quality, speed, and ambition.

## Requirements
- 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with significant ownership of technical and engineering hiring.
- Experience scaling an early-stage or hyper-growth technology company where hiring velocity mattered.
- Track record of sourcing and closing exceptional engineering talent in competitive markets.
- Strong recruiting judgment and willingness to prioritize quality when necessary.
- Excellent partnership skills with engineering leaders, executives, and candidates.
- Exceptional organization and operational discipline, including strong pipeline management, communication, and ATS hygiene.
- High agency and ability to identify problems, propose solutions, and improve systems independently.
- Curiosity about technology and the products being hired for.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience recruiting within AI, infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity ownership.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Flexible time off.
- Quarterly team off-sites.
- Catered meals, transportation, gym benefits, and a $10,000 annual learning and development budget.

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