Founding Recruiter

Flow Engineering • San Francisco, CA

106d

About The Position

As Flow’s first recruiter, you will build out our team across both technical and non-technical roles from the ground up. You will partner directly with our founder, investors, and team leads to shape and execute our recruiting strategy. This role will set the tone for how we attract, assess, and hire people who will define Flow’s future.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in technical recruiting with a proven track record of filling a variety of technical and non-technical positions
• Experience in full-cycle recruiting, ideally in a fast-paced high-growth startup
• Strong sourcing chops with ability to engage passive candidates that are top of their field
• Thrive in zero-to-one environments balancing multiple roles and stakeholders with urgency and prioritization
• Passion for building teams and cultures from the ground up
• Strong communication skills with ability to build trust with both candidates and internal team
• High agency + high organizational skills - ability to manage multiple searches and stakeholders at once

Responsibilities

• Build and continuously refine a recruiting playbook (process, tools, candidate experience) tailored for quickly scaling a Series A company
• Lead the recruitment process from end-to-end, from crafting JDs, sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, extending offers, and closing candidates.
• Work closely with hiring managers to deeply understand technical and cultural requirements
• Source candidates creatively, leveraging your network and building new pipelines through outbound, events, and partnerships
• Serve as a thought partner to the Founder and leadership team on compensation bands, organization structure, role calibration, and candidate experience optimization
• Establish recruiting metrics and reporting

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees