Technical Recruiter
Technical Recruiter
exa
Exa is a rapidly growing AI search engine startup based in San Francisco, seeking a Technical Recruiter to help build a world-class technical team. The role involves end-to-end recruiting, optimizing recruiting systems, and shaping the company's talent brand in a fast-paced environment.
Qualification
- 2+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles in startups or high-growth tech companies
- Familiarity with SF startup culture and ability to identify and attract top 1% startup talent
- Strong communication skills to tell a compelling story and sell a big vision
- Technical literacy, with a bonus for coding skills or a technical background
- A builder mindset to design recruiting systems, not just run them
- Comfort in a fast-moving, high-growth startup environment
Responsibility
- Own the technical recruiting cycle end-to-end: sourcing, outreach, interviews, and closing
- Represent Exa externally and convince top-tier engineers, researchers, and operators to join
- Partner with founders and team leads to scope roles and identify high-leverage hires
- Build and optimize recruiting systems and workflows using Exa’s in-house agentic search tools
- Experiment with creative sourcing strategies to stand out in the competitive SF startup market
- Help shape Exa’s talent brand and recruiting culture as we scale hyperspeed
