Senior Technical Recruiter - Engineering
About The Position
About Snorkel At Snorkel, we believe meaningful AI doesn’t start with the model, it starts with the data. We’re on a mission to help enterprises transform expert knowledge into specialized AI at scale. The AI landscape has gone through incredible changes since 2015, when Snorkel started as a research project in the Stanford AI Lab, to the generative AI breakthroughs of today. But one thing has remained constant: the data you use to build AI is the key to achieving differentiation, high performance, and production-ready systems. We work with some of the world’s largest organizations to empower scientists, engineers, financial experts, product creators, journalists, and more to build custom AI with their data faster than ever before. Excited to help us redefine how AI is built? Apply to be the newest Snorkeler! Senior Technical Recruiter - Engineering Location: San Francisco, CA or New York, NY As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Snorkel AI, you will play an instrumental role in identifying, sourcing, and engaging top Engineering talent for our growing organization. Drawing on your deep experience recruiting in fast-paced startup environments, you'll not only find and hire the brightest engineering minds in the market, but also create a candidate experience that reflects our brand and values every step of the way. Our Talent team lives our company values day to day: we put Quality First in every search and every candidate interaction, we're relentless about pushing the frontier of how great startups hire, we treat our hiring managers as true partners in solving their hardest talent challenges, we're Competitive Yet Kind — driven and high-bar, without ego or politics — and everyone on the team has the startup gene, rolling up their sleeves to do the job that needs doing. This is a chance to join a high-caliber, cross-functional team building a generational company.
Requirements
- 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong focus on engineering roles (Software Engineering, ML/AI Engineering, Infrastructure, etc.) within technology startups.
- Demonstrated success recruiting in high-growth, fast-paced startup environments.
- Strong familiarity with the San Francisco Bay Area technical and engineering talent landscape.
- Proven ability to source and attract passive candidates and build diverse, high-quality pipelines.
- Proficiency with modern recruiting tools and platforms (Greenhouse, ModernLoop, and Gem preferred).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, balancing professionalism with warmth.
- Skilled at building trust and credibility quickly, including the ability to coach and push back constructively on hiring managers.
- Deep understanding of the engineering function in tech startups — its unique challenges, hiring bar, and market dynamics.
- Genuine passion for building and promoting a diverse, inclusive workplace.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
- Experience recruiting across multiple engineering disciplines simultaneously in a scaling organization.
- Existing network within the Bay Area engineering community.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute creative, effective strategies for attracting top-tier Engineering talent in a highly competitive market.
- Own sourcing to build and maintain a robust, consistent, and diverse pipeline of candidates.
- Track and analyze the metrics that matter across the recruiting funnel, using data to continuously improve speed, efficiency, and outcomes.
- Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience at every touchpoint. Regardless of outcome, ensure every candidate walks away with a positive impression of Snorkel.
- Partner closely with Engineering hiring managers and leaders (as well as other technical teams as needed), deeply understanding role requirements and advising on hiring strategy and decisions. Challenge their thinking and push the broader team toward better, more creative ways of attracting great talent.
- Stay closely attuned to market trends — compensation, benefits, and talent movement — to keep Snorkel competitive, and share those insights with People leadership.
- Represent Snorkel at industry events and within the broader Bay Area (and beyond) talent community, building genuine relationships and a strong long-term pipeline.
- Coordinate interviews in partnership with our coordination team, deliver timely feedback, and ensure clear communication between candidates and hiring teams. Regularly assess the effectiveness of the Engineering recruiting process and drive operational improvements.
- Partner with People and Engineering teams to ensure a smooth, well-supported transition for every new hire.
Benefits
- Meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives
- Influence key strategic decisions
- Directly impact our ongoing success
- Support in building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success
- Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment
- Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
