Technical Recruiter
San Francisco$120k - $160kFull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Salient is hiring a Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and technical roles, with a focus on high-volume sourcing and close collaboration with the CEO and hiring managers. The role is in-person in San Francisco, requires 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in startups, and emphasizes speed, process improvement, and a hands-on, high-output recruiting approach.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting across technical roles from sourcing, screening, coordinating, and closing.
- Proactively source and engage engineering and technical talent (software, AI/ML, infrastructure) with high outbound volume.
- Move candidates through the process fast; we run lean stages and expect speed without sacrificing quality.
- Partner directly with the CEO and hiring managers to understand what great looks like for each role and calibrate quickly.
- Build and maintain a live pipeline; we expect sourced candidates flowing continuously, not in batches.
- Handle offers, negotiate, and close; we need a closer, not a coordinator.
- Identify gaps in process and fix them without being asked.
- Track recruiting metrics and maintain organized candidate records in ATS (Ashby).
Qualifications
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience; startup experience required.
- Proven track record hiring engineers: software, AI/ML, or similar technical roles is non-negotiable.
- High-volume sourcer who can generate outbound pipeline consistently, not just reactively.
- Experience closing skeptical candidates; you know how to sell a vision and move people off the fence.
- Operates well with ambiguity, limited process, and a CEO who is deeply involved in hiring.
- You don't wait to be told what's broken - you fix it.
Skills
Required:Full-cycle recruitingSourcing
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- generous 401(k)
- catered lunches
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Salient
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Salient is an AI workflow automation tool for lenders. We're working with the largest auto lenders in America and are hiring!
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