Senior Recruiter

Who you are

• 5+ years of technical recruiting experience, with a strong track record of full-cycle recruiting for software engineers, AI/ML engineers, infrastructure engineers, or other highly competitive technical talent
• Experience recruiting for high-growth Silicon Valley technology companies or AI-first organizations
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple senior/complex searches at once, with strong prioritization and organizational skills
• Strong sourcing skills, including creative, proactive outreach to passive candidates through multiple channels
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility with technical hiring managers and senior engineering leaders
• Demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Willingness to work on-site five days per week in Mountain View
• Experience recruiting for frontier AI, LLM, agentic AI, or generative AI teams
• Experience closing senior IC, staff, or principal-level technical candidates in competitive, multi-offer situations
• Familiarity with AI-powered recruiting/sourcing tools and applicant tracking systems (e.g., Greenhouse, Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, or similar)
• Experience supporting globally distributed engineering teams
• Professional fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese is a plus

What the job involves

• We're looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter, AI & Engineering to help build the teams behind our AI-powered platform. This is a high-impact, individual-contributor recruiting role for someone who thrives on owning complex technical searches end to end and wants to operate at a strategic level
• You'll partner closely with engineering leaders and hiring managers to translate ambitious hiring plans into a rigorous, creative sourcing and closing strategy. You'll be the recruiting expert in the room — shaping role scoping, calibrating interview loops, and closing exceptional candidates in one of the most competitive technical talent markets in the world
• Success in this role requires deep technical recruiting craft, sharp market instincts, and the resilience to run multiple senior-level searches simultaneously in a fast-moving AI company
• Own full-cycle recruiting for high-impact Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, and Infrastructure roles, from senior IC to staff/principal level
• Partner with hiring managers to scope roles, define success profiles, and build hiring plans aligned to team priorities
• Manage a high volume of concurrent, often highly specialized searches without sacrificing quality or candidate experience
• Develop and execute creative, proactive sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive talent from leading AI companies and top-tier Silicon Valley technology firms
• Build and maintain a strong personal network and talent pipeline across AI/ML, backend, infrastructure, and platform engineering
• Stay current on compensation benchmarks, competitor hiring trends, and the broader AI talent landscape to advise hiring managers with real market intelligence
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, guiding them through role definition, interview design, and offer strategy
• Deliver a consistently exceptional candidate experience, from first outreach through offer and close, including for senior and executive-level technical candidates
• Maintain a high hiring bar through structured interview processes, calibrated scorecards, and rigorous technical assessment coordination
• Use recruiting data and pipeline metrics to identify bottlenecks and continuously improve time-to-fill, offer-accept rates, and funnel quality
• Champion AI-powered recruiting tools, sourcing automation, and process improvements to increase efficiency without sacrificing rigor
• Contribute to employer branding efforts that help NewsBreak stand out to top technical talent

Benefits

• Work from home opportunities
• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
• Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• FSA and commuter benefit programs
• Team activity budget