Technical Recruiter

Socket.dev; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Home-office stipend

Company laptop

Hybrid hub in NYC

Competitive PTO

Health stipend

Meal stipend

Professional growth fund

Job summary

Cloaked, a NYC-based privacy startup, seeks a hands-on Recruiting Lead to build exceptional technical teams during a growth phase. You will own full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles, from kickoff to close, partnering with leadership to design scalable hiring processes and attract top talent.

You’ll balance deep execution with strategic partnership, craft compelling offers including equity discussions, and help scale recruiting infrastructure across the company.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technical recruiting, ideally within high-growth or startup environments.
• Proven track record of hiring strong talent across multiple disciplines and levels
• Strong sourcing skills and ability to engage and convert passive candidates
• Ability to partner effectively with technical stakeholders and influence hiring decisions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building processes from scratch

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles
• Lead end-to-end recruiting for roles across levels and functions
• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates from initial outreach through offer close
• Build and manage high-quality pipelines through sourcing, referrals, and outbound strategies
• Run intake meetings with hiring managers to align on role scope, candidate profile, and interview process
• Advise on market trends, candidate expectations, and compensation benchmarks
• Ensure alignment and momentum throughout the hiring process
• Lead offer strategy and execution in partnership with hiring managers and leadership
• Navigate candidate motivations and close top talent in competitive markets
• Craft compelling offer packages including equity discussions
• Help define and improve interview processes, scorecards, and hiring workflows
• Document playbooks and best practices

Job description

Cloaked is a consumer privacy and identity platform on a mission to give people back control of their personal data. We let anyone generate unlimited identities - masked emails, phone numbers, and payment cards - scrub their information off data-broker sites, and shield themselves from spam, scams, and breaches, all from one app. Backed by a $375M Series B, we've protected 10M+ identities and removed 1B+ records from the data brokers who profit off personal information. Now we're building the AI-native future of privacy: autonomous agents that monitor, manage, and defend your digital footprint for you.

About The Role

This is a hands-on, high-impact recruiting role focused on building exceptional technical teams during a critical phase of growth. You will act as the primary hiring partner to leadership, owning searches from kickoff through close and helping shape how we attract and hire top talent.

You’ll split your time between deep execution—sourcing, screening, and closing candidates—and strategic partnership with hiring managers to design effective, scalable hiring processes. This role requires both strong recruiting fundamentals and the ability to influence stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.

What You'll Do

Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles

• Lead end-to-end recruiting for roles across levels and functions

• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates from initial outreach through offer close

• Build and manage high-quality pipelines through sourcing, referrals, and outbound strategies

Partner closely with hiring managers

• Run intake meetings to align on role scope, candidate profile, and interview process

• Advise on market trends, candidate expectations, and compensation benchmarks

• Ensure alignment and momentum throughout the hiring process

Drive candidate quality and experience

• Conduct thoughtful screens to assess technical baseline and role alignment

• Deliver a high-touch, responsive, and engaging candidate experience

• Manage interview processes to ensure efficiency, consistency, and strong signal

Own offer processes and closing

• Lead offer strategy and execution in partnership with hiring managers and leadership

• Navigate candidate motivations and close top talent in competitive markets

• Craft compelling offer packages and thoroughly explain Cloaked’s equity, and equity upside potential

Help build and scale recruiting infrastructure

• Help define and improve interview processes, scorecards, and hiring workflows

• Document playbooks and best practices for consistent hiring

• Identify bottlenecks and drive process improvements across recruiting

What Skills & Experiences Will Help You?

• 4+ years of experience in technical recruiting, ideally within high-growth or startup environments

• Proven track record of hiring strong talent across multiple disciplines and levels

• Strong sourcing skills and ability to engage and convert passive candidates

• Ability to partner effectively with technical stakeholders and influence hiring decisions

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building processes from scratch

Nice To Haves

• Experience hiring for early-stage or Series A/B startups

• Familiarity with modern engineering stacks (e.g., JavaScript, React, Node, Python, cloud infrastructure)

• Experience improving or building interview processes from the ground up

• Exposure to employer branding or recruiting operations initiatives

What We Offer

Cloaked is a well-funded, NYC-based startup with a distributed team and a hybrid hub in New York. Our office includes a gourmet café, cocktail bar, rooftop workspace, and fully stocked kitchen. We also bring the team together regularly through outings, events, and social gatherings.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer competitive, market-informed compensation that includes salary, bonus, and equity—giving every employee the opportunity to share in Cloaked’s growth.

Our benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• A 401(k) plan

• Flexible work arrangements, with the option to work remotely as needed

• A home-office stipend

• A new company laptop and any additional technology needed for your role

Additional Perks

• Competitive PTO: We encourage employees to take a minimum # of vacation per quarter. We see PTO as a preventative burnout measure and are committed to changing the industry standard.

• Monthly Health Stipend: Used for any kind of physical, mental or emotional care you’d like to take for yourself, be it a gym membership, a meditation app, or time with a personal trainer.

• Meal Stipend: We understand that sometimes work can get in the way of meal prep. In response to that, we offer employees a monthly meal stipend to be used when they don't have time to get a home cooked meal going!

• Professional Growth: Opportunities for career development and personal growth are provided to all employees who seek to further their knowledge and capabilities through an unlimited professional development fund. Additionally team members are encouraged to regularly attend conferences and industry events.