Senior Recruiter (AI & Engineering)

September 2, 2026
US
$120,000 – $160,000/yr
  • 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
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • FSA and commuter benefit programs
  • Team activity budget
  • Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
  • Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family- Demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • 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
  • Willingness to work on-site five days per week in Mountain View
  • Experience recruiting for high-growth Silicon Valley technology companies or AI-first organizations
  • 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
  • Proven ability to independently manage multiple senior/complex searches at once, with strong prioritization and organizational skills
  • Professional fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese is a plus
  • 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
  • Experience closing senior IC, staff, or principal-level technical candidates in competitive, multi-offer situations
  • Experience recruiting for frontier AI, LLM, agentic AI, or generative AI teams