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depthfirst· General & Administrative
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San FranciscoFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

We’re looking for a Recruiter to build our talent engine from the ground up and help us rapidly scale our technical talent this year. Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering and/or GTM roles, partner with founders and hiring managers on strategy, and design the end-to-end recruiting process to support growth. Potential to grow into Head of Talent.

Responsibilities

  • Own and build full-cycle recruiting for engineering and technical roles, managing multiple searches simultaneously
  • Partner directly with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and inform compensation strategy
  • Build our recruiting strategy from scratch: defining our sourcing approach, candidate evaluation frameworks, and competitive positioning in the market that maintains a high bar as we scale
  • Source proactively and creatively: building pipelines through direct outreach, technical communities, referrals, and other channels
  • Help build our employer brand and recruiting narrative, helping candidates understand why depthfirst is the most compelling place to build the future of autonomous security

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally at high-growth startups
  • Proven track record of hiring exceptional engineering talent in competitive markets
  • Deep understanding of technical roles: able to speak credibly about backend systems, ML infrastructure, and security engineering
  • Experience building recruiting functions from scratch (0→1) or being an early recruiting hire
  • High ownership mentality and comfort with ambiguity: thrive in fast-moving environments
  • Mission-driven and genuinely excited about AI and security
  • Located in or willing to relocate to San Francisco (this role is in-office)

Skills

Required:Full-cycle technical recruitingStakeholder managementSourcing strategy

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with meaningful equity
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Office lunch and dinner (SF office)
  • High ownership and impact: you'll define how we hire and who we become as a company
  • The opportunity to join a rapidly scaling AI startup during its most formative phase
Last updated Aug 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Autonomous Security from Design to Production

An AI-native platform that understands your code, business logic, and infrastructure to find more vulnerabilities, slash false positives, and give developers actionable fixes in their workflow.

SecurityAIVulnerability DetectionStatic AnalysisDynamic TestingSupply Chain Security
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