Recruiter

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Unlimited PTO

401k

Job summary

Rockstar is seeking an exceptional Recruiter in San Francisco to help build the engineering organization from the ground up. This role involves full-cycle recruiting, from sourcing to closing top-tier engineering talent. You will partner closely with founders and engineering leadership, defining role requirements and providing a great candidate experience. A successful candidate will have 3+ years of technical recruiting experience, strong sourcing skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. The position offers competitive salary, equity, and unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in technical recruiting, ideally at high-growth technology companies.
• Proven ability to attract and close senior engineering talent in competitive markets.
• Strong sourcing fundamentals across LinkedIn, GitHub, referrals, and outbound techniques.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and project-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire recruiting process for engineering roles.
• Build strong pipelines of senior engineering candidates.
• Deliver a white-glove experience for candidates.
• Work closely with hiring managers to define role requirements.
• Maintain tight control of timelines and funnel metrics.
• Develop repeatable hiring frameworks and scorecards.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Candidate engagement

Sourcing fundamentals

Communication skills

Job description

Rockstar is recruiting for the first agentic AI platform for enterprise accounting, purpose built to deliver SOX compliant, real time close. Their founders have experience coming from both sides of the problem: from overseeing the finance org at Rubrik, to building month-end close systems at Twitter and Netflix. They have raised the largest seed in history in the accounting space from Kleiner Perkins & Audacious Ventures and are backed by finance leaders at companies such as Rippling, OpenAI, and UI Path.

About Us

The company is the first agentic AI platform for enterprise accounting, purpose built to deliver SOX compliant, real time close. Our founders have experience coming from both sides of the problem: from overseeing the finance org at Rubrik, to building month-end close systems at Twitter and Netflix. We have raised the largest seed in history in the accounting space from Kleiner Perkins & Audacious Ventures and are backed by finance leaders at companies such as Rippling, OpenAI, and UI Path.

Role Overview

We are looking for an exceptional Recruiter to help build the engineering organization from the ground up. In this role, you will work closely with our founders and engineering leadership to attract, engage, and close world-class technical talent. You will serve as the first point of contact for candidates, run a high-velocity top-of-funnel process, and ensure every candidate has a thoughtful, high-signal experience.

This role is deeply collaborative and highly operational. You'll partner daily with Engineering, Product, and Operations to understand hiring needs, shape role definitions, calibrate on candidate profiles, and manage the end-to-end recruiting funnel. You will define how the company shows up to candidates, setting the tone for the talent bar and culture as we scale.

Success in this role will be defined by quality, velocity, and candidate experience—building a predictable, repeatable recruiting engine that consistently delivers top-tier engineering talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Full-Cycle Recruiting: Own the entire recruiting process for engineering roles—sourcing, outreach, initial screens, interview scheduling, debrief coordination, and closing.
• Top-of-Funnel Leadership: Build strong pipelines of senior and staff-level engineering candidates using outbound sourcing, networks, and creative talent strategies.
• Candidate Experience: Serve as the face of the company for candidates. Deliver a white-glove experience that reflects our bar for excellence and helps top talent feel deeply engaged with the mission.
• Partner With Engineering: Work closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate on profiles, and adapt sourcing strategies based on real-time signal from the market.
• Operational Excellence: Maintain tight control of timelines, scheduling, interviewer coordination, and funnel metrics—ensuring an efficient process without sacrificing quality.
• Process Design: Develop repeatable hiring frameworks, scorecards, interview loops, and pipeline management workflows that will scale with the company.
• Talent Market Intelligence: Provide insights into candidate trends, compensation benchmarks, and sourcing strategies to inform hiring plans and organizational design.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in technical recruiting, ideally at high-growth technology companies (e.g., Stripe, Brex, Ramp, OpenAI, Figma, Rippling, etc.).
• Proven ability to attract and close senior engineering talent in competitive markets.
• Experience running high-throughput pipelines while maintaining high-touch candidate engagement.
• Strong sourcing fundamentals across LinkedIn, GitHub, referrals, and outbound techniques.
• Ability to partner with senior engineering and product leaders to define search criteria and evaluate candidate quality.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and project-management skills.>>>
• Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple roles, priorities, and stakeholders.
• Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-ownership environments.
• Excitement about helping build a world-class engineering team at an AI-first startup.
• In-person in San Mateo, 5 days a week.

Why Join Us

• Play a foundational role shaping the team behind a category-defining AI platform.
• Partner directly with founders and engineering leadership to influence talent brand and strategy.
• Build the recruiting engine for a company backed by top-tier investors and industry operators.
• High-impact role where your work directly affects product velocity and company trajectory.
• Competitive salary, equity, and benefits (401k, unlimited PTO).
• Join us in transforming how enterprise accounting operates—starting with the team that will build the future.