--- title: 'Contract Recruiter at NetBox Labs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/contract-recruiter-netbox-labs-us-east-coast-dvkft7hjm801' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-15' --- # Contract Recruiter at NetBox Labs - **Company:** NetBox Labs - **Location:** US East Coast - **Compensation:** $80–$100/hr - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-09-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/netboxlabs/31b6c3d6-7bad-44fe-be4d-aba1465e502c ## Job description NetBox Labs is seeking a Contract Recruiter to support accelerated hiring across our engineering organization. This is a 6-month, full-time (~40 hours/week) engagement with potential to extend. Reporting to our Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition, you will carry a portfolio of primarily engineering roles from day one, with some flex to support other teams as priorities shift. In this role you will: - Own a portfolio of product and engineer reqs end to end, from intake to signed offer, with flex to support non-technical roles as needed Proactively source and engage passive candidates to build strong, diverse pipelines quickly - Run intake with engineering hiring managers to lock scorecards and technical requirements before sourcing starts - Source and engage passive engineering talent through GitHub, open source communities, and technical networks to build strong, diverse pipelines quickly - Coordinate technical interview loops, facilitate debriefs, and drive timely hiring decisions - Hold offers inside approved comp bands and partner with Finance on exceptions - Partner with hiring managers across the US, UK, and EMEA on role requirements and priorities - Keep Ashby data accurate and report on pipeline health and progress against hiring goals The ideal candidate will have: - 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience focused on technical roles - 2+ years working in a fast paced, early stage (<400 employees) startup environment - Proven track record of sourcing and closing technical talent, especially with Python, Go, and enterprise software experience - Ability to ramp quickly and deliver results with minimal onboarding - Experience using Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Wellfound, and other job boards - Strong verbal and written communication skills - Excellent organization and attention to detail, which are critical to keep up with a high volume of open roles and applicants - Ability to work independently and manage multiple roles, applicants, and priorities at once - Availability to work during US East Coast or Central business hours for the duration of the contract - Desire to get things done and win the best candidates About NetBox Labs: NetBox Labs helps companies build and manage complex networks. We help customers accelerate network automation by delivering open, composable products and supporting the network automation community. NetBox Labs is the commercial steward of open source NetBox, the world’s most popular network source of truth, and Orb, the next-generation open source network observability platform. Our products include NetBox Enterprise, a fully supported self-managed NetBox with advanced features, and NetBox Cloud, a secure, scalable, and reliable SaaS edition of NetBox. NetBox powers thousands of companies, and NetBox Labs is backed by investment from Notable Capital (formerly GGV), Grafana Labs CEO Raj Dutt, Flybridge, IBM, Salesforce Ventures, and Mango Capital. Our culture and values: - We own and solve problems with high attention to detail. - Our open source contributors, users, customers & team are all part of our community. When our community wins, we win. - We prioritize simplicity and think twice before adding complexity - Clear communication helps keep our team aligned and collaborating smoothly. NetBox Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe diverse teams build better software, and we welcome applicants of every race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, and veteran status. If you need accommodation at any point in the process, just let us know. ## About NetBox Labs ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: NetBox Labs is the commercial steward of the open source NetBox project, providing an intelligent infrastructure management platform that serves as a system of record for network and infrastructure data. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, raised $35M in August 2025; total funding $55.2M) - **Headquarters**: New York, United States - **Founded**: 2023 - **Founders**: Kris Beevers (Co-founder & CEO), Jeremy Stretch (Chief NetBox Officer), Mark Coleman (Co-founder & Chief Product Strategy Officer) ## Core Business - **Industry**: Computer Networking Products / Network & Infrastructure Management - **Target Customers**: B2B, primarily large enterprises, hyperscalers, and organizations with complex, multi-vendor network infrastructures - **Mission or Purpose**: “Bringing simplicity and surety to modern networks and infra” – building an ecosystem that makes networks easier to operate, observe, automate, and secure. ## Products & Services - **NetBox (Open Source)**: The world’s most widely adopted infrastructure data standard, trusted by 10,000+ organizations. Provides a source of truth for network objects, IP address management (IPAM), data center infrastructure management (DCIM), and more. - **NetBox Cloud**: A fully supported, hosted version of NetBox with performance and service SLAs, commercial support, and enterprise-grade reliability. - **NetBox AI**: Natural language querying, smart automation, and AI-assisted orchestration, enabling agentic operations and grounded infrastructure context. - **Infrastructure Graph / Operational Intelligence**: Core platform components that map semantic relationships, topology, live inventory, intended vs. operational state, and drift detection – all in one unified data thread. - **Validation & Approval Gates**: Branching, change review, approval workflows, and guardrails to validate every infrastructure change before it reaches production. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $55.2M (Series B of $35M led by NGP Capital in August 2025; Series A of $20M led by Flybridge in April 2023; seed round led by NS1 and IBM) - **Annual Revenue**: Approximately $27.5M (LinkedIn estimate) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: NGP Capital, Flybridge, NS1 (IBM), and others - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew 176.1% year-over-year to 91 employees (as of mid-2026) - Operates in 8 countries across North America, Europe, and APAC - Claims trust from 10,000+ organizations, including hyperscalers and large enterprises - Monthly headcount growth of +4.1% ## Competitive Advantages - **Open Source Community**: NetBox is the de facto open source standard for infrastructure data; a large, active community drives adoption and contributions. - **API-First & MCP Everywhere**: Built for agentic operations and AI integration, making it easy to connect automation tools, agents, and orchestration platforms. - **Unified System of Record**: Combines operational state, intended state, and drift detection in a single graph, reducing complexity and manual work. - **Guardrails for AI Scale**: Validation, branching, and approval gates ensure safe, auditable changes – critical for high-velocity AI-driven operations. ## Strategic Focus - **Current Priorities**: Accelerate AI transformation in infrastructure management; expand the “Infrastructure Intelligence Platform” with advanced analytics, natural language exploration, and agent orchestration; grow the commercial ecosystem around NetBox. - **Direction for Growth**: Deepen enterprise adoption, scale the platform for hyperscaler needs, and build out multi-region capabilities and lifecycle management features. ## Why Work Here - **Culture Highlights**: “Community First” – employees, users, and open source contributors are valued equally. Values include “Keep It Simple,” “Own It,” and “Get It Out There.” - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Fully remote-first team with employees in 8 countries. Global offsites are held for in-person collaboration. - **Notable Perks**: - Competitive compensation with meaningful equity (stock for all employees) - Unlimited PTO / flexible time off - Top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance - 401(k)/pension contributions with no match required - Generous parental leave - Premium health coverage - **Engineering Culture**: “Impact is our headline” – fast shipping, ownership, and solving hard problems. Teams are small, cross-functional, and use modern tooling (API-first, AI-driven). ## Sources 1. [netboxlabs.com](https://netboxlabs.com/) 2. [netboxlabs.com/about](https://netboxlabs.com/about/) 3. [netboxlabs.com/careers](https://netboxlabs.com/careers/) 4. [linkedin.com/company/netboxlabs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/netboxlabs) 5. 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