Technical Recruiter

Vapi

Technical Recruiter responsible for scaling talent acquisition at Vapi. Engaging founders and engineering leadership to drive growth and refine recruitment strategies.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Focus on top of funnel sourcing for Engineering and Product searches and fully ramp on Vapi’s roles, interview loops, and talent bar.
Build strong working relationships with the key stakeholders in engineering.
Assess current pipeline health, sourcing strategies, and interview pass-through rates.
Independently run full-cycle recruiting for priority Engineering and Product roles assigned.
Build high-quality top-of-funnel pipeline through sourcing, outbound campaigns, referrals, and networking.
Partner with the Lead Technical Recruiter as well as hiring managers to refine role definitions, interview loops, and scorecards.
Begin influencing closing strategy and candidate experience improvements.
Consistently close top-tier engineering and product talent at velocity.
Drive funnel optimization using Ashby data and recommend improvements to hiring speed and quality.
Act as a thought partner on headcount planning and future hiring needs.
Represent Vapi externally as a recruiting brand ambassador in technical and developer communities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of technical recruiting experience in high-growth technology companies;
Proven track record hiring senior, high-impact engineering talent.
Deep sourcing and research expertise with the ability to map markets and identify exceptional candidates. (Ability to show metrics)
Comfortable owning closing strategy, including comp, equity, and mission-driven storytelling.
Experienced in building or refining structured interview processes and analytics.
High ownership mindset, bias for action, and comfort operating in ambiguity.
Strong communicator who can influence founders, executives, and hiring managers.
Former engineer and CS degree highly desirable.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and excellent equity ownership.
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans.
Team love: We love hanging out and do quarterly offsites.
Flexible time off: take what you need.
More: catered meals and transportation, gym & coaching stipends!

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical recruitingsourcing strategiesfull-cycle recruitinginterview processesanalyticsmarket mappingcandidate assessmentclosing strategymetrics trackingengineering talent hiring

Soft Skills

relationship buildinginfluencingownership mindsetbias for actionoperating in ambiguitystrong communicationthought partnershipcandidate experience improvementcollaborationnetworking

Certifications

CS degree