Principal Recruiter

The role

You will own the full recruiting cycle for US remote-based AI and engineering roles. You will build proactive sourcing pipelines and partner with co-founders to find elite technical talent.

What you will do

• Own the full recruiting cycle for US remote-based AI and engineering roles end-to-end
• Build proactive sourcing pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, community forums, and AI practitioner networks
• Partner closely with co-founders and hiring managers to understand profiles and translate them into outreach
• Drive every stage of the candidate experience
• Represent Fairmarkit credibly in conversations with technical candidates
• Manage offers, negotiate comp, and close candidates
• Maintain clean pipeline hygiene in an ATS and report on key metrics
• Contribute to employer branding and recruiting content
• Bring a point of view on market trends and compensation benchmarks

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, in-house at a B2B SaaS or technology company
• Proven track record owning the full recruiting lifecycle for hard-to-find engineering profiles
• Direct experience recruiting AI engineers, ML engineers, or agentic systems builders
• Familiarity with technical communities like Hugging Face, LangChain Discord, or AI-focused GitHub organizations
• Genuine curiosity about AI and emerging technologies
• Ability to hold a credible conversation with an engineer
• Strong full-cycle instincts from sourcing through close
• Experience using Greenhouse, Ashby, or a comparable ATS
• High ownership mentality
• Clear, direct communication with candidates and stakeholders
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving, lean team environment

Nice to have

• Actively builds AI agents and workflow automations
• Leverages AI to enhance recruiting outcomes

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits

About the company

Fairmarkit is an autonomous sourcing platform that equips procurement teams with automation, AI, and GenAI. The company is headquartered in Boston and backed by strategic investors.