Lead Technical Recruiter for AI/Engineering

Pallet; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Pallet is hiring its first Lead Technical Recruiter to build the engineering organization as we scale from ~100 to 200+ employees in SF/NYC. You will own technical recruiting end-to-end and partner with Head of Talent, engineering leadership, and founders to hire across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML.

This is a strategic role, not a support function. You will source, screen, and close top engineers with a white-glove approach, setting the hiring bar and modeling Pallet's technical standards

Responsibilities

• Own and close senior, high-bar engineering roles across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML in SF/ NYC markets.
• Make your first hire within ~45 days and sustain ~2 high-quality engineering hires per month thereafter.
• Run end-to-end searches: scoping ambiguous roles, sourcing, pipeline management, interview coordination, and closing.
• Protect and scale Pallet's technical hiring bar through high-signal screening, thoughtful debriefs, and pushback when quality is slipping.
• Build trust with senior engineering candidates through a white-glove candidate experience and calm, credible selling.

Job description

Pallet is hiring its first Lead Technical Recruiter to build the engineering organization as we scale from ~100 to 200+ employees in SF/NYC. You will own technical recruiting end-to-end and partner with Head of Talent, engineering leadership, and founders to hire across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML.

This is a strategic role, not a support function. You will source, screen, and close top engineers with a white-glove approach, setting the hiring bar and modeling Pallet's technical standards