Technical Recruiter

The role

You will own full-cycle recruiting across technical functions including software, machine learning, research, infrastructure, security, and leadership roles. You will partner with engineering leadership to define headcount, source passive candidates, and design assessments.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting across software, machine learning, research, infrastructure, security, and leadership roles.
• Partner with the VP of Engineering, CTO, and Engineering Managers to define headcount plans and hiring bars.
• Build top-of-funnel through passive outreach, talent intelligence, referrals, events, and Mercor's product.
• Source and close passive, high-bar candidates.
• Drive offer strategy and negotiations.
• Design assessments that predict on-the-job performance.
• Coach hiring managers and interviewers on structured interviewing and leveling.
• Operationalize hiring systems and report weekly and quarterly with metrics.
• Maintain a mapped bench of high-potential talent.
• Build Mercor's brand with top technical talent.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting
• Deep familiarity with technical roles: SWE, MLE, Research, Applied AI, Security, Infrastructure, and TLM
• Proven track record of sourcing and closing passive candidates for high-bar IC and leadership roles
• Ability to build and scale hiring systems and make data-driven decisions
• Fluency with structured interviewing, competency rubrics, and recruiting analytics
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Commitment to inclusive hiring and an excellent candidate experience
• Familiarity with Ashby, or the ability to pick up new tools quickly

Nice to have

• Experience as a founding technical recruiter or early-stage builder
• Experience hiring ML researchers or research engineers at an AI lab
• Interest in the human data / AGI space
• A technical degree or professional engineering experience

Benefits

• Bi-annual performance bonus structure
• Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
• Up to $15k Relocation bonus
• $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
• $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
• Free Equinox membership
• $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
• $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance

About the company

Mercor builds infrastructure that enables frontier AI labs and enterprises to train, evaluate, and improve AI on real-world professional work. The company is profitable and recently raised a $750 million Series D at a $20 billion valuation.