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title: 'Recruiter at Joyrideautos'
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# Recruiter at Joyrideautos

- **Company:** Joyrideautos
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2021-08-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/joyrideautos/0c885d76-2d6d-497d-9a72-7cc395013bd0

## Job description

Joyride is a new marketplace in one of the few overlooked segments left in the automotive industry, unclaimed vehicle auctions. Started by a team of successful entrepreneurs, a few car aficionados, and a talented development team, they had the vision to create the industry-leading online auction platform to make it easy and safe to buy and sell unclaimed vehicles.

Joyride launched in April 2020 after a year of laser-focused brand creation and product development. We are now successfully executing regular online unclaimed vehicle auctions across the United States. We are a lean, yet impactful team composed of motivated, positive, and collaborative individuals dedicated to making Joyride the leading unclaimed vehicle auction platform.

About the role: We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Recruiter to help us find top talent located across Joyride's team. The ideal candidate is someone who has a proven track record of successfully building and maintaining candidate pipelines, has a data-driven approach, builds trust with key stakeholders, and is a humble collaborator with leaders and peers.

Responsibilities: -Responsible for building and driving sourcing strategy across Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Operations -Actively source qualified candidates using internet databases, social media, and employee referrals -Strong understanding of sourcing techniques, boolean strings, and other sourcing methods -Conduct pre-screening interviews with technical candidates to access skillset -Assist with key recruiting initiatives from diversity and inclusion, employee branding, and other programs -Strong analytical skills and ability to identify key metrics to be able to measure and scale

Skills and Qualifications: -3+ years experience as a technical recruiter in either a fast-paced startup or an at-scale tech company -Familiar with leading sourcing tools and tech platforms and online communities where engineers are found -Experience recruiting for Marketplace Operations -Bachelor's Degree

About you: You are a do-er. You enjoy the fast-paced and fluid agenda our customers bring to us. You like bringing ideas to life.

## About Joyrideautos

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Joyride Autos operates an online auction platform for unclaimed, abandoned, and salvage vehicles, connecting buyers (dealers, dismantlers) with sellers (impound lots, insurers, lenders).
- **Entity Type**: Private (revenue-positive, likely bootstrapped or early-stage funded)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: A team of entrepreneurs, car enthusiasts, and technologists (individual names not publicly disclosed)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Automotive – online vehicle marketplace and auction services
- **Target customers**: B2B – auto dealers, salvage yards, fleet operators, banks, auto lenders, insurers, and impound lots; also serves dismantlers and recyclers
- **Mission/purpose**: To create the industry-leading online auction platform that makes it easy and safe to buy and sell unclaimed vehicles, extending vehicle life and supporting sustainable fleet reuse.

## Products & Services
- **[Joyride Autos Auction Platform]**: A web-based SaaS marketplace for listing, bidding, and purchasing unclaimed, abandoned, and salvage vehicles. Features include vehicle valuation, inspection reports, logistics coordination, and payment processing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue in the $1M–$10M range (as of mid-2026); company is revenue-positive with strong unit economics.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Target partnerships include banks, auto lenders, auto insurers, salvage yards, dealerships, and fleet operators. No named institutional investors in public records.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded from launch in California, Texas, Indiana, and Nevada to nine major U.S. cities; lean team of ~13 employees across 3 continents (North America, Europe, Asia); active hiring for engineering and operations roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Niche focus on undervalued/aging vehicles**: Specializes in a segment underserved by traditional auction platforms (unclaimed, abandoned, salvage), reducing competition.
- **Sustainability angle**: Extends vehicle life amid aging fleets and parts shortages, creating alignment with recyclers, insurers, and parts suppliers.
- **Lean, tech-forward model**: Uses AWS, Google Cloud, React, and Cloudflare to keep overhead low and scale quickly; potential to monetize data insights and API integrations.
- **First-mover in unclaimed vehicle e-commerce**: Established processes for valuation, inspection, logistics, and payments that competitors lack.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion**: Scaling into additional high-volume U.S. markets and exploring cross-border demand (e.g., Philippines Super Taxi initiative).
- **Partnership development**: Deepening relationships with lenders, insurers, salvage networks, and fleet operators to increase auction volume.
- **Platform enhancement**: Building API integrations and data monetization features to serve enterprise customers and streamline buyer/seller onboarding.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a lean, impactful team of motivated, positive, and collaborative individuals. Emphasizes ownership and direct impact on product growth.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Team spans three continents – likely supports remote work with some in-person coordination in San Francisco.
- **Notable perks**: Early-stage environment with opportunity to shape the platform; strong unit economics suggest stability and growth potential.
- **Engineering culture**: Tech stack includes modern web technologies (React, AWS Lambda, Cloudflare) – appealing for engineers who want to work on real-world marketplace problems.

## Sources
1. [leadiq.com](https://leadiq.com/c/joyride-autos/5f4ccd191ecba4fee3006ef7)
2. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/joyride-3)
3. [theorg.com](https://theorg.com/org/joyride-autos)
4. [jobs.dou.ua](https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/joyride-auto-auctions/)
5. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/joyrideautos)

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