- Location
- San Francisco
- Employment
- Full time
- Level
- Mid level
- Posted
- 13 August
About this role
We are seeking an experienced Technical Recruiter to partner closely with engineering leadership and drive a best-in-class hiring experience. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record as a full-cycle technical recruiter in high-growth environments. Success in this role requires strong stakeholder management skills, creative AI-augmented sourcing strategies, and the ability to deliver high-quality hires in a fast-paced startup setting.
Beyond the expected; this role requires both a superior level of operational wizardry; and a mastery of storytelling, steeped in a comprehensive understanding of the AI market and technology landscape. You won't just keep pace with how AI is reshaping recruiting, you'll be the one putting those tools to work, using them to find signals others miss and to move faster than the market.
What You'll Do
Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies, leveraging AI tools to surface, engage, and attract top technical talent at scale
Use AI to sharpen every stage of the funnel, from drafting compelling outreach to mapping talent pools and identifying non-obvious candidates
Manage the candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, providing timely feedback and updates
Build strong partnerships with hiring managers to understand technical requirements and team dynamics
Negotiate job offers and close candidates
Analyze recruiting metrics and refine processes, using AI to turn data into faster, smarter hiring decisions
Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging AI recruiting tools, and best practices in technical recruiting
What You Bring
5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience
Experience working at a high-growth startup
Proven track record of successfully placing top-tier technical talent
Hands-on experience using AI tools to enhance sourcing, screening, or candidate engagement
Fluency with varied Applicant Tracking Systems (Ashby preferred)
Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
Proactive, flexible, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
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About Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI builds AI native search tools. Perplexity Ask, a new search interface that uses OpenAI GPT 3.5 and Microsoft Bing to directly answer any question you ask.
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Queue Technical Recruiter, AI and I read the posting, rewrite your resume against it, draft the cover letter, and score the fit. Then you press send, or press one button and I fill in Perplexity’s form for you.
01Drop your resume
A PDF or a LinkedIn URL. About a minute, once.
02I rank the openings
Every weekday morning, the live catalog scored against your history. Up to 20 worth your time, not two hundred links.
03Each one is written up
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- 25 sent a week, free
- No card
- Nothing sent until you say so
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Paste your career in once. Every application after that is written for you.
Drop a resume or a LinkedIn URL. I rank the live openings against it, rewrite the resume and write a cover letter for the best of them, and fill in the employer's form when you press the button. You read, you decide what goes out.
01Drop your resume
A PDF or a LinkedIn URL. About a minute, once.
02I rank the openings
Every weekday morning, the live catalog scored against your history. Up to 20 worth your time, not two hundred links.
03Each one is written up
Resume rewritten for the posting, a cover letter, a fit score. Press send, or let me fill in the form.
- New matches ranked and written before you are up.
- Every bullet stays inside what your history supports. Nothing invented.
- Queued, submitted, interviewing, offer: one screen, not a spreadsheet.
Free, no card. Up to 25 applications sent a week, and nothing is sent until you say so.
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