Technical Recruiter

Vapi•San Francisco, CA

4d•$150,000 - $170,000

About The Position

Vapi is approaching 100 employees and is building a world-class Talent Acquisition function from the ground up. This role is for an exceptional technical recruiter who wants to own hiring for Engineering end-to-end while helping shape how recruiting operates as Vapi scales. The position involves partnering directly with engineering leaders, influencing hiring strategy, and playing a meaningful role in building one of the strongest engineering teams in AI. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys solving hard hiring problems, and wants genuine ownership.

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.
A track record of sourcing and closing exceptional engineering talent in competitive markets.
Strong recruiting judgment and the confidence to push for quality over speed when necessary.
Excellent partnership skills with engineering leaders, executives, and candidates alike.
Exceptional organization and operational discipline—your pipelines, communication, and ATS hygiene are consistently excellent.
High agency. You identify problems, propose solutions, and improve systems without waiting for permission.
Curiosity about technology and the products you're hiring for.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting within AI, infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Learn Vapi's engineering organization, interview philosophy, and hiring bar.
Build trusted relationships with Engineering leaders and hiring managers.
Take ownership of your initial portfolio of technical searches.
Develop a deep understanding of your hiring funnels, identifying where candidates enter, where they drop off, and what needs to improve.
Independently run full-cycle recruiting across your engineering portfolio.
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.
Lead candidate management through offer, including compensation discussions and closing.
Consistently deliver exceptional engineering hires while maintaining a high hiring bar.
Bring meaningful market intelligence and recruiting insights back to leadership to improve hiring across the organization.
Become a trusted advisor to hiring managers rather than simply an execution partner.
Deliver a candidate experience that reflects the quality, speed, and ambition of Vapi.