Technical Recruiter (Early-Career Engineers) — Equity & Visa

Parallel; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous equity

Visa sponsorships

401K plans

Daily lunch & snacks

Dinner at the office

Unlimited vacation

Caltrain pass reimbursement

Job summary

Parallel is building a world-class team for ML, backend, and data engineering. You will own recruiting for early career engineers, sourcing from top CS programs, and partnering with engineering leaders to define roles and interview loops.

You will close candidates with strong equity and compensation discussions, while navigating visa timelines and collaborating with fellow recruiters to maintain momentum in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience running full-cycle technical recruiting for early-stage or fast-growing companies.
• Ability to interview ML engineers and researchers, distinguishing systems vs research roles.
• Proven ability to write outbound messages that get responses from passive candidates.
• Comfort navigating visa and immigration timelines and discussions.

Responsibilities

• Own recruiting for early career engineering talent across ML, backend, and data roles.
• Source from CS programs, research labs, and startups; build relationships with students and engineers.
• Partner with engineering leaders to define role scope, interview loops, and success criteria; drive fast, thoughtful processes.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical interviewing

Sourcing & outreach

Stakeholder mgmt

Equity & compensation

Tools

Applicant tracking systems

Job description

Parallel is building a world-class team for ML, backend, and data engineering. You will own recruiting for early career engineers, sourcing from top CS programs, and partnering with engineering leaders to define roles and interview loops.

You will close candidates with strong equity and compensation discussions, while navigating visa timelines and collaborating with fellow recruiters to maintain momentum in a fast-growing environment.