Tech AI Recruiter | Flexible Schedule & Equity

Abaka AI; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

PTO

Job summary

Abaka AI is seeking a Recruiter to help build our engineering, research, data, and operations teams. You will own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, with a strong emphasis on proactive sourcing, candidate engagement, and consistent execution.

You will partner with hiring managers and leadership to understand needs, develop targeted search strategies, and guide candidates from outreach through offer acceptance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting experience, including hands-on sourcing and full-cycle recruiting for technical roles.
• Experience recruiting for software engineering, machine learning, data engineering, research, or related technical functions.
• Demonstrated ability to build candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing and personalized outreach.
• Ability to understand technical role requirements and assess candidate relevance through resume reviews and recruiter screens.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers to calibrate candidate profiles and move hiring decisions forward.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with candidates and internal stakeholders.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, timely follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with evolving priorities.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools such as Ashby, Greenhouse, and LinkedIn Recruiter

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, from intake and sourcing through interviews, offers, and closing.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, align on candidate profiles, and establish effective interview processes.
• Proactively identify and engage candidates through LinkedIn, referrals, professional communities, industry events, and other sourcing channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current openings and anticipated hiring needs.
• Conduct recruiter screens to assess candidate experience, motivation, qualifications, and alignment with role expectations.
• Manage candidate communication, interview coordination, feedback collection, and follow-ups to keep hiring processes moving.
• Review and follow through on employee referrals and agency submissions in a timely manner.
• Offer negotiation in partnership with the hiring team and leadership.
• Track pipeline health, share hiring updates, and identify opportunities to improve sourcing effectiveness and conversion rates.
• Support employer branding, recruiting events, and candidate-facing communications.
• Develop practical recruiting workflows, interview guidelines, and sourcing resources as the company grows

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Technical recruiting

Candidate assessment

Tools

Ashby

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Abaka AI is seeking a Recruiter to help build our engineering, research, data, and operations teams. You will own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, with a strong emphasis on proactive sourcing, candidate engagement, and consistent execution.

You will partner with hiring managers and leadership to understand needs, develop targeted search strategies, and guide candidates from outreach through offer acceptance.