Technical Recruiter

Serval, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Impact

Growth

Culture

Job summary

Serval, Inc. is seeking a Technical Recruiter to own our talent acquisition strategy, focusing on engineering roles. You’ll design scrappy, high-impact initiatives to scale quickly while maintaining a high talent bar.

This role partners with engineering leads to identify top-tier talent and ensure a delightful candidate experience. You’ll collaborate across the organization to align hiring goals, build pipelines, and pioneer new approaches to recruiting in a fast-paced startup environment in San

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical recruiting experience in a fast-paced environment or B2B SaaS
• Technical aptitude: familiarity with engineering roles, tech stacks, and engaging with engineers
• Proven track record in building pipelines, closing top engineering candidates, and managing multiple requisitions
• Self-motivated and adaptable to pivot quickly while staying focused on hiring goals
• Strong communication skills: articulate role requirements and company vision to candidates
• Analytical mindset: use metrics to drive insights and refine strategies

Responsibilities

• Design & Implement Hiring Strategies: develop creative sourcing and full-cycle recruiting processes and iterate based on data
• Understand Hiring Needs: partner with engineering leaders to define roles and priorities
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: align hiring goals with the broader team and share best practices
• Build & Maintain Recruiting Infrastructure: select and integrate ATS and sourcing tools for a data-driven process
• Champion Data-Driven Hiring: track metrics and identify bottlenecks to improve the candidate experience
• Stay Ahead of Recruiting Trends: monitor tools and best practices to attract top engineering talent

Skills

Tech recruiting

Engineering hiring

Full-cycle recruiting

Data-driven hiring

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytics

Candidate sourcing

Communication

Tools

ATS

Sourcing platforms

Job description

Who We Are

Serval is an AI-native automation platform transforming how enterprises operate. We build intelligent agents that understand real-world workflows and execute them end-to-end — replacing manual processes and rigid legacy systems with adaptive, learning software. Founded in early 2024, Serval is already trusted by companies like Fox, Notion, Perplexity, Vercel, and Brex to automate high-volume, high-friction operational work across their organizations.

At the core of Serval is an agentic AI platform that turns natural language into production-grade workflows. Our agents don’t just respond to requests — they reason, take action across systems, and continuously improve with usage. What began with operational use cases has quickly evolved into a horizontal AI automation layer used across IT, HR, Finance, Security, Legal, and Engineering.

Our mission is to eliminate repetitive, manual work across the enterprise and give teams leverage through intelligent automation. Long term, we’re building the universal AI operations layer — a system of agents that sits across business functions and runs the workflows that keep modern companies moving.

We’re backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Meritech, First Round, General Catalyst, Elad Gil, and others.

Role Overview

As a Technical Recruiter at Serval, you’ll build and own our talent acquisition strategy from the ground up, focusing primarily on engineering roles. You’ll design and execute scrappy, high-impact recruiting initiatives that help us scale quickly while maintaining a high talent bar. This role is perfect for someone who’s excited to combine technical knowledge, strategic thinking, and creativity to grow our team at a high-energy startup.

You’ll be a crucial partner across the organization, collaborating closely with engineering leads to understand hiring needs, identify top-tier talent, and deliver a delightful candidate experience. We’re looking for a builder who’s not afraid to roll up their sleeves and pioneer new approaches to hiring.

What You’ll Do

• Design & Implement Hiring Strategies: Develop creative sourcing strategies, manage the full-cycle recruiting process, and iterate based on data to consistently meet hiring goals.
• Understand Hiring Needs: Partner with engineering leaders to create accurate role definitions, set clear expectations, and prioritize requisitions.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with the broader team to ensure alignment on hiring goals, champion best practices, and share insights that inform overall talent strategy.
• Build & Maintain Recruiting Infrastructure: Select and integrate tools (ATS, sourcing platforms, etc.) that enable a seamless, data-driven recruiting process.
• Champion Data-Driven Hiring: Track and report key metrics to inform decision-making, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve the candidate experience.
• Stay Ahead of Recruiting Trends: Keep a pulse on emerging tools, platforms, and best practices to attract world-class engineering talent in a competitive market.

What You’ll Need

• 4+ years of technical recruiting experience at a fast-paced environment or B2B SaaS company, ideally with exposure to full-cycle recruiting.
• Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with engineering roles, tech stacks, and the ability to engage meaningfully with technical candidates.
• Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in building pipelines, closing top 1% engineering candidates, and managing multiple requisitions simultaneously.
• Self-Motivated & Adaptable: Ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment—able to pivot quickly while remaining laser-focused on hiring goals.
• Strong Communication Skills: Adept at articulating role requirements and company vision to candidates, and translating complex feedback into clear action items.
• Analytical Mindset: Comfortable using metrics to drive insights, identify trends, and refine recruiting strategies.

Nice to Have

• Previous startup experience as an early technical recruiter.

What We Offer

• Impact: Be a key player in shaping the success of our product and company.
• Growth: Build a fundamentally new AI product offering with the support of our experienced team and investors. Grow rapidly with the company.
• Culture: Join a culture that values innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun.