Technical Recruiter

Browserbase; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Daily lunches

SF Downtown office

AI tools credits

Team offsites

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Browserbase in San Francisco is seeking an experienced recruiter to own full-cycle technical hiring, from intake to closing, across engineering and other technical functions. You will build strong partnerships with hiring managers, design targeted sourcing strategies, and develop technical fluency to engage candidates credibly.

You will create an exceptional candidate experience, help candidates make informed decisions, and design structured interviews while maintaining accurate pipeline data to

Qualifications

• 7+ years of recruiting experience, with a strong track record of hiring engineering and technical talent.
• Experience independently managing full-cycle searches in a fast-moving startup or high-growth environment.
• Strong sourcing skills and evidence of building candidate pipelines for competitive or specialized technical roles.
• Enough technical knowledge to understand differences across engineering disciplines, ask relevant questions, and connect candidates’ experience to the needs of a role.
• A consultative approach to working with hiring managers, including the confidence to challenge assumptions and offer practical recommendations.
• Strong candidate assessment and closing skills, grounded in listening, relationship building, and sound judgment.
• Excellent organization and follow-through, with the ability to manage multiple searches and adjust as priorities change.
• Comfort using an ATS and recruiting data to manage your work, communicate progress, and improve results.

Responsibilities

• Own technical hiring from start to finish. Lead the full recruiting process across engineering and other technical functions, including intake, sourcing, screening, and closing.
• Build strong hiring manager partnerships. Align on role expectations, candidate profiles, and interview plans. Bring recommendations, ask thoughtful questions, and help hiring managers make clear, timely decisions.
• Source with intention. Build targeted sourcing strategies that reflect each team's needs and the company's long-term goals. Develop relationships with candidates whose experience, interests, and ways of working align with the opportunity.
• Develop technical fluency. Understand our product, technical challenges, and engineering organization well enough to engage candidates credibly and recognize relevant experience.
• Create an exceptional candidate experience. Keep candidates informed, prepared, and supported throughout the process. Communicate with warmth, clarity, and care, including when delivering difficult news.
• Help candidates make informed decisions. Understand their motivations and priorities, communicate the opportunity honestly, and partner with hiring managers and People on thoughtful offer and closing strategies.
• Strengthen how we interview. Help design structured interviews, clarify evaluation criteria, improve feedback quality, and prepare interviewers to assess candidates fairly and consistently.
• Own your recruiting data. Maintain accurate pipeline information and use conversion rates, candidate feedback, and other insights to identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
• Build for the company’s future. Partner with our team and technical leaders to keep hiring priorities and candidate profiles aligned with our roadmap, business goals, and evolving team needs.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Engineering hiring

Sourcing strategies

Candidate relationships

Offer negotiations

ATS proficiency

Hiring manager partnerships

Data-driven recruiting

Interview design

Job description

We're a Series B startup that's tripled our headcount in 2 years, and we're continuing to grow, fast. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, CRV, and Notable Capital, our team is building on our CEO's founding vision to power the world's best AI tools and help everyone automate the web.

About the role

You'll bring curiosity, strong judgment, intentionality, and a high level of ownership to every search. You care about understanding the work behind a job description, building relationships with talented people, and helping teams make thoughtful hiring decisions. You take pride in both the people you hire and the experience you create for every candidate, regardless of the outcome.

What you'll do

• Own technical hiring from start to finish. Lead the full recruiting process across engineering and other technical functions, including intake, sourcing, screening, and closing.
• Build strong hiring manager partnerships. Align on role expectations, candidate profiles, and interview plans. Bring recommendations, ask thoughtful questions, and help hiring managers make clear, timely decisions.
• Source with intention. Build targeted sourcing strategies that reflect each team's needs and the company's long-term goals. Develop relationships with candidates whose experience, interests, and ways of working align with the opportunity.
• Develop technical fluency. Understand our product, technical challenges, and engineering organization well enough to engage candidates credibly and recognize relevant experience.
• Create an exceptional candidate experience. Keep candidates informed, prepared, and supported throughout the process. Communicate with warmth, clarity, and care, including when delivering difficult news.
• Help candidates make informed decisions. Understand their motivations and priorities, communicate the opportunity honestly, and partner with hiring managers and People on thoughtful offer and closing strategies.
• Strengthen how we interview. Help design structured interviews, clarify evaluation criteria, improve feedback quality, and prepare interviewers to assess candidates fairly and consistently.
• Own your recruiting data. Maintain accurate pipeline information and use conversion rates, candidate feedback, and other insights to identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
• Build for the company’s future. Partner with our team and technical leaders to keep hiring priorities and candidate profiles aligned with our roadmap, business goals, and evolving team needs.

What you'll bring

• 7+ years of recruiting experience, with a strong track record of hiring engineering and technical talent.
• Experience independently managing full-cycle searches in a fast-moving startup or high-growth environment.
• Strong sourcing skills and evidence of building candidate pipelines for competitive or specialized technical roles.
• Enough technical knowledge to understand differences across engineering disciplines, ask relevant questions, and connect candidates’ experience to the needs of a role.
• A consultative approach to working with hiring managers, including the confidence to challenge assumptions and offer practical recommendations.
• Strong candidate assessment and closing skills, grounded in listening, relationship building, and sound judgment.
• Excellent organization and follow-through, with the ability to manage multiple searches and adjust as priorities change.
• Comfort using an ATS and recruiting data to manage your work, communicate progress, and improve results.
• A collaborative mindset, personal accountability, and care for how your work affects candidates and teammates.
• Competitive salary + meaningful early-stage equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k)
• Daily catered lunches with a fully stocked kitchen
• Beautiful office in downtown San Francisco
• All the AI tools + credits you want
• Regular team offsites and company events

Base Compensation

$167,000 - $208,500 USD

If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please contact your recruiter.