Recruiter

hud; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% covered medical, dental, and vision

Lunch and dinner in the office

Company-wide holiday break

Equinox membership

401k

Commuter benefits

Unlimited access to ChatGPT, Claude Code, etc.

Job summary

HUD is seeking a full-time recruiter to hire exceptional engineers and GTM leaders in San Francisco. The role involves managing end-to-end recruiting processes, collaborating with team leads, and optimizing operations. Ideal candidates will have experience in technology company recruiting and excellent communication skills. HUD offers competitive compensation, comprehensive health coverage, and additional perks for on-site employees.

Qualifications

• Experience hiring engineering, product, and GTM roles.
• Comfortable evaluating candidates through portfolios and projects.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts credibly.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting across technical and GTM roles.
• Build and optimize recruiting operations and tooling.
• Partner with founders to define role requirements.

Skills

Hiring engineering and product roles

Evaluating candidates via portfolios

Technical communication skills

Organizational skills

Talent quality instincts

Startup experience

Tools

Ashby

Juicebox

Clay

Job description

About HUD

HUD is building infrastructure to create RL training data and evals for frontier AI agents, as well as a marketplace to sell these to frontier labs through the HUD marketplace. Our platform is used by frontier labs, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. We’ve raised $15M from top VCs and were YC W25.

About The Role

We’re hiring a recruiter to hire strong engineers and GTM leaders so we can keep up with our rapid growth. That said, our bar is high because we believe HUD will only be 30-40 people in an end state – our marketplace model means scaling revenue does not rely on scaling headcount. Your challenge is to identify and sign these exceptional talent.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting across technical and GTM roles
• Build and optimize recruiting ops and tooling, automating workflows whenever possible
• Partner closely with founders and team leads to define role requirements, evaluation criteria, and interview processes
• Develop a strong understanding of our product to effectively pitch technical candidates
• Source top candidates through high-signal and unconventional channels
• Screen candidates for both technical competence and product/market intuition
• Support onboarding and new hire ramp
• Help define and run performance review processes, leveling, and feedback systems

You May Be a Good Fit If You

• Have experience hiring engineering, product, and GTM roles
• Are comfortable evaluating candidates via portfolios and projects, not just resumes
• Can understand and communicate technical concepts well enough to engage credibly with candidates
• Are highly organized and can manage multiple roles and pipelines simultaneously
• Have strong instincts for talent quality and bar-setting
• Have startup experience in early-stage technology companies with ability to work independently in fast-paced environments

Strong Candidates May Also Have

• A track record of sourcing creatively
• Familiarity with Ashby, Juicebox, and Clay
• Experience with vibe coding and using AI to automate workflows
• Exposure to or ownership of people/HR functions
• Experience evaluating non-traditional candidate profiles

We prioritize technical aptitude and learning potential over years of experience. Motivated candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don’t meet all criteria.

Team & Company Details

• Team Size: ~15 people currently, mostly full-time in-person, but some remote.
• Our team includes 4 International Olympiad medalists (IOI, ILO, IPhO), serial AI startup founders, and researchers with publications at ICLR, NeurIPS, etc.
• Company stage: We have 8 figures in funding and high revenue growth. We’re scaling profitably and quickly to meet very strong demand.

Logistics

• Employment: Full-time preferred, open to fractional for exceptional candidates.
• Location: On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Visa Sponsorship: We provide support for relocation and visas for strong full-time candidates to the US.
• Timeline: Applications are rolling. The process is 2 technical interviews and a 1-week work trial.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation
• 100% covered top-of-the-line medical, dental, and vision from Blue Shield of CA
• Lunch and dinner when you’re in the office
• Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day) on top of PTO and paid holidays
• Other perks including an Equinox membership, 401k, and commuter benefits
• Unlimited access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.