Technical Recruiter

Mercor•New York, NY

37d•$120,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Technical Recruiter at Mercor, you’ll own full-cycle hiring across critical technical functions, partnering directly with the VP of Engineering, CTO, and engineering leadership. You’ll play a foundational role in shaping our engineering organization as we scale one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. We’re looking for our first NYC-based talent hire to join us 5 days a week at our stunning new office in the heart of the Financial District, providing a central home for our growing team. As our inaugural talent team member in NYC, you’ll operate from our beautiful downtown office, making a direct impact and helping shape our culture as we scale.

Requirements

Experience with full-cycle recruiting across IC and leadership roles.
Deep familiarity with technical roles: SWE, MLE, Applied AI, Security, Infrastructure, and TLM.
Proven ability to build and scale hiring systems, identify key metrics, and make data-driven decisions.
Strong communication skills; able to work efficiently with the VP of Engineering, CTO, engineering leadership, and cross-functional teams.
Confident representing the Mercor brand to top candidates.
Familiarity with Ashby or ability to quickly adopt new tools and systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a founding technical recruiter or early-stage startup builder.
Interest in the human data / AGI space.
Technical degree or professional experience in engineering.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting (sourcing → close) across software, machine learning, infrastructure, and leadership roles.
Partner directly with VP of Engineering, CTO, and Engineering Managers to define headcount plans, hiring bar, and process improvements.
Build top-of-funnel using creative outbound, talent intelligence, and Mercor’s own product (structured screens, automated work samples, and calibrated rubrics).
Design assessments that predict on-the-job performance and improve signal quality.
Coach hiring managers on structured interviewing, leveling, and decision hygiene.
Operationalize hiring systems: track and optimize key funnel metrics (pass-through rates, time-in-stage, source yield).
Champion speed and quality: drive SLAs for same-day debriefs, fast offers, and strong candidate experience.
Build brand: campaigns, referrals, and events that attract top engineers and operators.
Represent Mercor externally, you’ll be a face of the brand for top technical candidates.
Collaborate on dashboards, metrics, and process automation within Ashby and other recruiting systems.