Full cycle Technical Recruiter (hybrid, contract)

Company Description is part of a family of incredible brands alongside Flawless Recruit and . Together, we provide talent acquisition services to fit the unique hiring challenges of our clients. Whether they need help building recruiting processes, attracting top talent, or payrolling contractors, we can help. Job DescriptionOur client is an AI lab headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. . The team is approximately 160 employees as of 2026 -- lean, high-output, and scaling. This recruiter will sit at the core of their technical hiring engine. The work directly impacts product capability and the company's long-term AI research moat. This is a full-cycle technical recruiting role. The person we place will own searches end to end, partnering with engineering leadership, running process, evaluating candidates, and closing.LOGISTICSThis role is onsite Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week at the client's Palo Alto office. Confirm commutability and schedule alignment before advancing any candidate.WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLEPartners directly with engineering leadership on technically complex, often ambiguous searchesUnderstands enough about distributed systems, ML research, and AI/ML signal to evaluate candidates beyond keyword matchingCan calibrate for quality in roles where job descriptions are loose and the bar is set by the hiring team's judgment, not a rubricEarns credibility with specialized technical leaders and researchers quicklyComfortable sitting with uncertainty on specialized searches and working through it without defaulting to volumeQualificationssenior technical recruiters who have worked at high-growth, mid-to-late stage AI or infrastructure-focused startups.direct ownership of hard technical searches in fast-moving, research-forward environments.The recruiter must have direct full-cycle experience hiring for:Applied AI and ML engineeringResearch-oriented engineering roles (research engineers, applied scientists, and adjacent functions)Distributed systems engineeringInfrastructure roles tied to core AI capabilityThis is high-bar, relatively low-volume hiring. The person needs to be calibration-focused, not throughput-focused. Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Created: 2026-04-02