Full-Cycle Technical Recruiter for AI Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Office lunch and dinner (SF office)

Job summary

depthfirst is seeking a Recruiter to architect and lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering and technical roles in a rapidly growing AI security startup in San Francisco. You will partner with founders and hiring managers to shape role requirements, candidate profiles, and compensation strategy.

You will build the recruiting engine from the ground up, define sourcing channels, and craft evaluation frameworks to maintain a high hiring bar as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience.
• Proven track record of hiring engineering talent in competitive markets.
• Experience building recruiting functions from scratch (0→1) or early recruiting hires.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and technical roles, managing multiple searches.
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, candidate profiles, and compensation strategy.
• Build recruiting strategy from scratch: sourcing approach, evaluation frameworks, competitive market positioning.
• Source proactively and creatively through direct outreach, technical communities, referrals, and other channels.
• Help build employer brand and recruiting narrative to attract top security/AI talent.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Engineering recruiting

Sourcing

Employer branding

Stakeholder management

Job description

depthfirst is seeking a Recruiter to architect and lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering and technical roles in a rapidly growing AI security startup in San Francisco. You will partner with founders and hiring managers to shape role requirements, candidate profiles, and compensation strategy.

You will build the recruiting engine from the ground up, define sourcing channels, and craft evaluation frameworks to maintain a high hiring bar as the company scales.