Founding Technical Recruiter for AI & Infrastructure

AfterQuery; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AfterQuery, a San Francisco-based applied research lab, is hiring a Technical Recruiter to help build its engineering and AI data infrastructure team. You will own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles, partnering directly with the founders to shape hiring systems and talent bar from day one.

The role offers high ownership, direct founder access, and the chance to impact how frontier AI teams scale. We value proactive sourcing, strong communication, and the ability to navigate fast-moving

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in technical recruiting.
• Proven ability to source, engage, and close strong engineering candidates in competitive markets.
• Experience building outbound sourcing pipelines from scratch.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong judgment on candidate quality, calibration, culture fit, and hiring urgency.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles, including software engineering, infrastructure, applied AI, full-stack, and product engineering.
• Build high-quality outbound sourcing pipelines for top technical talent.
• Source candidates from AI labs, high-growth startups, big tech, quant firms, and elite universities.
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, interview loops, scorecards, and hiring strategy.
• Run candidate processes end-to-end, including outreach, screens, coordination, feedback collection, offer support, and closing.
• Create a high-touch candidate experience that reflects AfterQuery’s bar, speed, and culture.
• Track and improve recruiting funnel metrics, including response rates, pass‑through rates, offer acceptance, and time to hire.
• Help build the foundation of AfterQuery’s recruiting function, including systems, templates, workflows, and talent market maps.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Sourcing

Closing candidates

Stakeholder management

Startup experience

Communication skills

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS systems

Email sequencing tools

Sourcing tools

AI-assisted recruiting workflows

Job description

AfterQuery, a San Francisco-based applied research lab, is hiring a Technical Recruiter to help build its engineering and AI data infrastructure team. You will own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles, partnering directly with the founders to shape hiring systems and talent bar from day one.

The role offers high ownership, direct founder access, and the chance to impact how frontier AI teams scale. We value proactive sourcing, strong communication, and the ability to navigate fast-moving