Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Technical Recruiter (Contract) to build exceptional R&D teams. You will own full-cycle recruiting for senior and staff+ engineers, partnering with hiring managers to shape role requirements and interview processes.

The role emphasizes fast-paced growth and a strong talent-brand presence. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in tech recruiting, a track record of hiring senior engineers, and expertise in proactive, data-driven sourcing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years recruiting in hyper-growth tech environments.
• 3+ years hiring Senior & Staff+ engineers across multiple teams.
• Proven ability to build pipelines for specialized roles.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle searches for Senior & Staff+ roles across Engineering.
• Build pipelines from day one with outreach, market insight, and engagement with top engineers.
• Guide candidates through the process, ensuring a smooth, transparent experience from first conversation to close.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, refine talent profiles, and build interview processes.
• Use data-aware sourcing strategies to find high-impact engineers who are not actively looking.
• Strengthen Rippling's engineering talent brand to attract world-class builders.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Hiring engineering talent

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder partnership

Ambiguity management

Tools

ATS / Recruiting tools

Job description

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @ Rippling.com addresses.

About the role

We’re looking for a talented Technical Recruiter (Contract) who loves building exceptional R&D teams . If you thrive in fast-paced environments, know how to spot truly great engineers, and enjoy partnering closely with hiring managers to make high-impact hires, you’ll feel right at home. Rippling is gearing up for major growth next year, and you’ll play a key role in shaping the engineering organization behind it!

What you will do

• Run full-cycle searches for Senior & Staff+ roles across Engineering, balancing speed with a strong commitment to quality.
• Build strong pipelines from day one, using thoughtful outreach, market insight, and consistent engagement with top-tier engineers.
• Guide candidates through the process, ensuring they have a smooth, transparent, and positive experience from first conversation to close.
• Partner closely with hiring managers, helping define role requirements, refine talent profiles, and build effective, consistent interview processes.
• Use creative and data-aware sourcing strategies to find engineers who are high-impact, high-growth, and often not actively looking.
• Help strengthen our engineering talent brand, making Rippling a compelling choice for world-class builders.

What you will need

• 5+ years recruiting in hyper-growth tech or similarly fast-paced environments.
• 3+ years hiring Senior & Staff+ engineering talent across multiple teams or domains.
• A track record of building pipelines for highly specialized and hard-to-fill engineering roles.
• Full-cycle ownership, with the ability to source, engage, screen, and close top candidates end-to-end.
• Strong partnership skills, with engineering leaders who trust your judgment, value your insights, and enjoy working with you.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity, staying organized, adaptable, and solutions-focused as priorities evolve.
• High attention to detail, ensuring tight, thoughtful processes and great communication.
• A tech-forward mindset, excited to leverage modern recruiting tools and AI to increase your impact.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [e-mail]

The pay range for this role is: $80- $95 per hour (1099) and 40 hours per week