Founding Technical Recruiter

Parakeet Health•San Francisco, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Parakeet Health is a healthcare-native AI platform that automates patient communication and front-office workflows across the entire patient care journey, from scheduling to follow-up and everything in between. Our AI voice agents answer patient calls, book appointments, refill prescriptions, process faxes, and run outreach over SMS, calls, and email — work that today eats hours of front-desk time every day. Our platform is trusted by national medical groups that operate over 700 clinic locations nationwide, including Talkspace, 5 of the top 10 dermatology groups, primary care, and multi-specialty groups. We're hiring our first technical recruiter who can own hiring end-to-end. You'll work directly with the founders to define what great talent looks like, then stand up the systems to find, attract, and close those people consistently. “Fixing” healthcare will require the brightest, most ambitious yet empathetic engineering minds. We’re looking for someone who shares this high bar. Someone who is motivated, rather than daunted, by the challenge of finding exceptional talent. The ideal recruiter is scrappy, relentless, experiments with unconventional channels, metrics-driven, and overall just good vibes. You'll be the first time candidates hear from Parakeet so we're looking for someone to represent the company well.

Requirements

5–7 years of technical recruiting experience with meaningful early-stage startup exposure (seed through Series B).
A mix of agency and in-house backgrounds.
Experience building pipelines from scratch.
Proven track record hiring strong engineers across a range of profiles: backend, AI/ML, infra, full-stack, data science.
High agency, low ego; ability to identify and fix gaps without explicit instructions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills: concise, personal, and persuasive.
Hands-on fluency with modern AI sourcing tools; ability to distinguish effective tools from hype and tune filters.
Genuine curiosity about engineering and healthcare; ability to hold coherent conversations with senior engineers.
Passion for improving patients’ lives and ability to evangelize the mission.
Strong closing skills: ability to navigate competing offers, comp negotiations, and ambivalent candidates calmly and with a plan.
Operating discipline to run 6+ searches in parallel without dropping details.
Maintain a clean ATS.

Responsibilities

End-to-End technical recruiting: Sourcing, outreach, screening, coordination, offers, and closing.
Candidate experience: Ensure every touchpoint, from the subject line on the first email to day one in the office, feels personal, thoughtful, and responsive.
Talent brand and community: Organize technical talks and private dinners. Craft social media posts and thoughtful outreach to attract the best talent.
Interview design and calibration: Partner with the founders to maintain a high bar and a tight process.
Closing strategy: Build the closing plan with the hiring manager well before the offer goes out.
Operating with AI: Utilize AI sourcing, drafting, and automation tools effectively, understanding where human interaction is still crucial.
ATS discipline and metrics: Maintain data integrity and make data-driven decisions (e.g., response rates, A/B testing copy).
People operations: Include onboarding, employee experience, and team events due to the early stage of the company.