Founding Tech Recruiter for AI & Fintech Engineering

Sarah Smith Fund; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

F2 is hiring a Founding Technical Recruiter to build the technical recruiting function. You’ll own searches end-to-end, develop pipelines, and partner with engineering leadership to shape profiles and hiring strategies.

You’ll map markets, engage passive talent, and drive a fast, high-quality process with a strong candidate experience while helping scale the recruiting function at a high-growth fintech/AI-focused firm in New York.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting experience with meaningful experience hiring technical talent.
• A track record of sourcing and hiring exceptional software engineers.
• Strong technical sourcing skills and the ability to identify great candidates beyond obvious profiles.
• Comfortable recruiting passive candidates in highly competitive talent markets.
• Strong judgment and an ability to calibrate quickly with technical hiring managers.
• Excellent candidate management and closing skills.
• Experience partnering directly with engineering leaders.
• Comfortable managing multiple searches and priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• High ownership, low ego, and a willingness to jump in wherever needed.
• Excited to work in person with the team in New York.

Responsibilities

• Own technical searches end-to-end across Engineering and other technical functions.
• Build deep pipelines of exceptional passive engineering talent.
• Develop talent maps across target companies, technical backgrounds, and geographies.
• Partner closely with engineering leadership to define profiles and continuously calibrate on talent.
• Source and engage highly sought-after candidates through thoughtful, personalized outreach.
• Run a high-quality candidate process from first conversation through offer and close.
• Develop a strong understanding of F2's technology, product, and engineering culture and communicate that story effectively to candidates.
• Help hiring managers build structured interview processes and scorecards.
• Use recruiting data and pipeline metrics to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring velocity.
• Maintain an exceptional candidate experience while operating with speed.
• Help improve our recruiting systems, processes, and tools as we scale

Skills

Technical recruiting

Software engineering hiring

Passive candidate sourcing

Relationship management

Hiring process optimization

Tools

Ashby

Job description

F2 is hiring a Founding Technical Recruiter to build the technical recruiting function. You’ll own searches end-to-end, develop pipelines, and partner with engineering leadership to shape profiles and hiring strategies.

You’ll map markets, engage passive talent, and drive a fast, high-quality process with a strong candidate experience while helping scale the recruiting function at a high-growth fintech/AI-focused firm in New York.