Recruiter for Rapid-Scale AI Security Startup (SF In-Office)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with meaningfulEqui

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Office lunch and dinner (SF office)

High ownership and impact: define how/

Join rapidly scaling AI startup

Job summary

depthfirst Inc. is seeking a Recruiter to build our talent engine from the ground up and scale our technical teams in San Francisco. You will own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and GTM roles, partnering with founders and hiring managers on strategy and process design to support rapid growth.

You will shape not only who we hire but how we hire, contributing to depthfirst's culture as a world-class security AI company and potentially growing into Head of Talent as we scale.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally at high-growth startups.
• Proven track record of hiring exceptional engineering talent in competitive markets.
• Deep understanding of technical roles: backend systems, ML infrastructure, and security engineering.
• Experience building recruiting functions from scratch (0-1) or being an early recruiting hire.
• High ownership mentality and comfort with ambiguity: you thrive in fast-moving environments.
• Mission-driven and genuinely excited about AI and security.
• Located in or willing to relocate to San Francisco (this role is in-office).

Responsibilities

• Own and build full-cycle recruiting for engineering and technical roles, managing multiple searches simultaneously.
• Partner directly with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and inform compensation strategy.
• Build our recruiting strategy from scratch: defining our sourcing approach, candidate evaluation frameworks, and competitive positioning in the market that maintains a high bar as we scale.
• Source proactively and creatively: building pipelines through direct outreach, technical communities, referrals, and other channels.
• Help build our employer brand and recruiting narrative, helping candidates understand why depthfirst is the most compelling place to build the future of autonomous security.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Engineering hiring

Technical understanding

Build recruiting function

Ownership

Mission-driven

San Francisco location

Job description

depthfirst Inc. is seeking a Recruiter to build our talent engine from the ground up and scale our technical teams in San Francisco. You will own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and GTM roles, partnering with founders and hiring managers on strategy and process design to support rapid growth.

You will shape not only who we hire but how we hire, contributing to depthfirst's culture as a world-class security AI company and potentially growing into Head of Talent as we scale.