About The Position

Elly is rethinking how startups hire by combining hands-on recruiting with its own AI platform. The Technical Recruiter will lead engineering searches across Elly’s growing client roster, from founding engineers to senior and principal talent. The role owns each search from kickoff through close and partners directly with founders and engineering leaders to translate hiring goals into successful hires. It also contributes to the playbooks, processes, and AI-powered tools that will support Elly’s growth.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of recruiting experience, ideally including a mix of agency and small technology startup experience.
  • Experience hiring software engineers and confidence discussing technologies, systems, and engineering levels.
  • Strong sourcing skills and sound judgment about what makes an engineer stand out.
  • Strong organization and responsiveness, with the ability to manage several searches while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Clear, warm communication with candidates and clients.
  • Curiosity about AI and eagerness to put new tools to work.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience recruiting for early-stage startups or founding roles.
  • Agency or multi-client recruiting experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead full-cycle searches across software engineering, including full-stack, backend, AI/ML, and infrastructure roles.
  • Partner with founders and hiring managers to refine role requirements, calibrate candidate profiles, and keep decisions moving.
  • Build thoughtful sourcing strategies and write candidate outreach.
  • Assess candidates’ technical experience, motivation, and fit, and provide clients with clear, candid recommendations.
  • Guide candidates through interviews, offers, and closing with a personal, high-touch experience.
  • Keep pipelines, feedback, and next steps organized in Greenhouse and Elly’s tools.
  • Improve recruiting playbooks and identify practical ways to use AI throughout the hiring process.
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