Technical Recruiter (Founding Team)

Pallet; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Pallet is hiring its first Lead Technical Recruiter to build the engineering organization as we scale from ~100 to 200+ employees in SF/NYC. You will own technical recruiting end-to-end and partner with Head of Talent, engineering leadership, and founders to hire across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML.

This is a strategic role, not a support function. You will source, screen, and close top engineers with a white-glove approach, setting the hiring bar and modeling Pallet's technical standards

Responsibilities

• Own and close senior, high-bar engineering roles across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML in SF/ NYC markets.
• Make your first hire within ~45 days and sustain ~2 high-quality engineering hires per month thereafter.
• Run end-to-end searches: scoping ambiguous roles, sourcing, pipeline management, interview coordination, and closing.
• Protect and scale Pallet's technical hiring bar through high-signal screening, thoughtful debriefs, and pushback when quality is slipping.
• Build trust with senior engineering candidates through a white-glove candidate experience and calm, credible selling.

Job description

About Pallet

Pallet is building AI Agents to transform the physical economy — a $12 trillion global industry. We've raised $50M from top investors, including General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. In under two years, we've achieved 700% revenue growth and are just getting started.

Our mission is to increase the efficiency of the global supply chain by automating the manual workflows that slow supply chain teams down — from scheduling and appointment setting to data entry and load management. Our flagship platform provides end-to-end visibility, control, and optimization, while our newest product, CoPallet, introduces AI Agents that can understand and execute requests in real time and integrate directly with customer systems.

As companies across the physical economy look to generative AI to drive efficiency, many are turning to Pallet to lead the way. With deep supply chain expertise and cutting-edge AI capabilities, we're positioned to build the next $10B company powering the physical economy.

Join us and work alongside leaders from Google, DoorDash, YC, and more to shape the future of supply chain technology.

About Pallet

Pallet is building AI Agents to transform logistics — a $12 trillion global industry. We've raised $50M from top investors including General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. In under two years, we've achieved 700% revenue growth and are just getting started.

Our mission is to increase the efficiency of the global supply chain by automating the manual workflows that slow logistics teams down — from scheduling and appointment setting to data entry and load management. Our flagship platform provides end-to-end visibility, control, and optimization, while our newest product, CoPallet, introduces AI Agents that can understand and execute requests in real time, and integrate directly with customer systems.

As logistics providers look to generative AI to drive efficiency, many are turning to Pallet to lead the way. With deep industry expertise and cutting-edge AI capabilities, we're positioned to build the next $10B company in logistics.

Join us and work alongside leaders from Google, DoorDash, YC, and more to shape the future of logistics tech.

About the Opportunity

Pallet is hiring our first Lead Technical Recruiter, a high-impact IC role with true ownership over how we build our engineering organization.

As we scale from ~100 to 200+ employees, engineering hiring is one of the most critical levers in the business. This role will own technical recruiting end-to-end — partnering closely with our Head of Talent, engineering leadership, and founders to hire across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML roles.

This is not a support function. Recruiting at Pallet is a strategic partner to the business. You'll be embedded with engineering leadership, deeply understand our product and technical roadmap, and play a direct role in shaping the team that builds our AI agents. The impact of this role will be immediate, visible, and long-lasting.

Why this Role is Different

• True 0→1 ownership at a company that takes hiring seriously. You'll be the first dedicated Senior Technical Recruiter at Pallet, with real influence and partnership — recruiting is treated as a core business function, not a support role.
• High-bar, white-glove technical hiring. Deep ownership, and strong trust with engineering leadership and senior candidates. This role is optimized for judgment and quality, not volume.
• Hands-on ownership, not resource constrained. You'll personally source and close top engineering talent, with budget for modern recruiting tools, selective agency support, and light shared sourcing resources available as needed.
• Career-defining impact at a Series B AI company. You'll help set the foundation for technical recruiting as Pallet scales, with meaningful equity upside, a strong engineering brand already in place, and the opportunity to shape what great looks like long-term.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Own and close senior, high-bar engineering roles across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML in competitive SF / NYC markets.
• Make your first hire within ~45 days and sustain ~2 high-quality engineering hires per month thereafter.
• Run end-to-end searches: scoping ambiguous roles, sourcing, pipeline management, interview coordination, and closing.
• Protect and scale Pallet's technical hiring bar through high-signal screening, thoughtful debriefs, and pushback when quality is slipping.
• Build trust with senior engineering candidates through a white-glove candidate experience and calm, credible selling.
• Diagnose pipeline or close issues using data and candidate feedback, and adapt strategy in real time.
• Act as a true partner to engineering leadership — bringing structure, judgment, and clarity without needing hand-holding.
• Increase leverage across the technical recruiting system while remaining hands-on — personally sourcing for hard roles, partnering effectively with sourcers, and strengthening referral quality and conversion.

Preferred Experience

• 5