Lead Technical Recruiter for AI & Engineering

Kalepa; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

401(k) plan

Medical coverage

Vision and Dental

Job summary

Kalepa, based in New York, is seeking a Lead Technical Recruiter to drive full-cycle hiring for Engineering, Product, and Design. You will shape processes, tools, and the employer brand to support growth across AI and software teams.

You'll own intake with hiring managers, build pipelines for hard-to-find AI/ML engineers, negotiate offers, and partner with leadership to meet hiring goals while maintaining a candidate-centric approach in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full life-cycle technical recruiting experience.
• Experience hiring backend, infrastructure, full-stack, or ML/AI engineers.
• Experience partnering directly with engineering leaders on intake and closing.
• A strong, independent sourcer, not just an inbound processor.
• Fluent in Greenhouse (or a comparable ATS) and modern sourcing tools such as Juicebox, Metaview, and Seekout.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for Engineering roles: intake, sourcing, interviews, offer, and close.
• Run intake with hiring managers to turn open roles into clear scorecards and search strategies.
• Source and build pipelines for passive, hard-to-find technical and AI/ML talent.
• Bring market and comp intelligence into hiring plans, and lead offer negotiation and closing.
• Build and improve our interview process: kits, scorecards, structured debriefs.
• Act as a strategic partner to company leaders and hiring managers, followed by strong execution, ensuring that all hiring goals are met in a timely manner with top-tier candidates.
• Strengthen Kalepa's employer brand in the engineering and AI community.

Skills

Full life-cycle recruiting

Backend/Infrastructure/Full-stack/ML/"

Sourcing strategy

Candidate relationship management

Tools

Greenhouse

Juicebox

Metaview

Seekout

Job description

Kalepa, based in New York, is seeking a Lead Technical Recruiter to drive full-cycle hiring for Engineering, Product, and Design. You will shape processes, tools, and the employer brand to support growth across AI and software teams.

You'll own intake with hiring managers, build pipelines for hard-to-find AI/ML engineers, negotiate offers, and partner with leadership to meet hiring goals while maintaining a candidate-centric approach in a fast-moving environment.