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Senior Technical Recruiter

Goodfire AI· People
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San Francisco, CA$120k - $280kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior Technical Recruiter to build and own the entire talent acquisition function, partnering with founders to hire across AI/ML research, engineering, product, and GTM roles in a San Francisco startup focused on AI interpretability.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end recruiting across AI/ML research scientists, research engineers, ML infrastructure, security, and non-technical roles (ops, GTM, etc) as needed
  • Build and maintain a proactive pipeline of top AI talent
  • Stay embedded in the SF AI community and cultivate relationships for warm introductions
  • Design interview loops, align bar with needs, and build scalable recruiting infrastructure while executing IC recruiting work
  • Protect the hiring bar through rigorous evaluation (work trials, deep reference checks, behavioral interviews) and high rejection rates

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of recruiting experience, with 3+ years in early-stage startup or research-intensive environments
  • 2+ years recruiting specifically for AI/ML, research engineering, or ML infrastructure roles (strongly preferred)
  • Proven ability to recruit across both technical (engineering, research) AND non-technical (GTM, product, ops) roles
  • Sole operator experience: has been THE recruiting function or founding recruiter and can operate independently
  • Quality over quantity mindset with a focus on hires that meet high standards

Skills

Required:Full-cycle recruitingSourcing and pipeline developmentInterview design and evaluationStakeholder partnership

Benefits

  • market competitive salary
  • equity
  • competitive benefits
Last updated Sep 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Goodfire AI

Goodfire AI is an AI interpretability research lab focused on understanding and intentionally designing advanced AI systems.

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