Profound

Technical Recruiter at Profound (New York, NY)

Profound· New York, NY· $130k–$200k·

Role details

Salary
$130k–$200k
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Skills
Full-cycle recruitmentSourcingTechnical recruitingEngineeringData ScienceUX Design
Benefits

Equity · Competitive Base Salary · Benefits And Perks

Profound at a glance

Full-stack marketing platform for the AI era that measures and improves how brands appear across AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.

Profound tracks how AI answer engines mention, rank, cite, and describe a brand, capturing responses directly from the consumer browser rather than model APIs. It then gives marketers demand data (Prompt Volumes), crawler and AI-referral analytics (Agent Analytics), and autonomous agents to create and optimize content, so teams can diagnose and fix an AI visibility gap in one platform.

$155M+ raised · latest: Series C · $96M · February 2026 · $1B valuation · backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures

Summary

The Technical Recruiter sources and closes top-tier candidates for engineering, data science, and product design roles within the NYC startup ecosystem. This role involves managing the full-cycle recruitment process, leveraging professional networks, and collaborating with leadership to refine hiring strategies.

Job description

Profound is the fastest-growing AI marketing platform, used by 15% of the Fortune 500 including Comcast, Estée Lauder, and Walmart, and innovators like Ramp, MongoDB, and Figma. It is where marketing teams do the work: research, briefs, content, campaigns, reporting, all in one place, alongside agents that carry the load with them. Built on 2B+ real user prompts and growing, Profound’s data shows you what people ask AI and what the models say back. Profound's AI Marketer joins that data with deep context about our customers to find the opportunities worth acting on, and then puts agents to work: automating reporting, drafting content, auditing pages for readability, running competitive research. It measures what works and gets better every day. As our Technical Recruiter, you will focus exclusively on sourcing and closing top product-building talent in engineering, data science, and product design, leveraging your strong network and deep understanding of the NYC startup ecosystem.

What you’ll do

  • Source, screen, and close top-tier candidates for product-building technical roles including software engineering, data science, and UX design
  • Manage the full-cycle recruitment process to ensure a seamless candidate experience
  • Leverage your network to identify and attract talent that drives our innovative, high-growth culture
  • Collaborate with leadership to understand hiring needs and refine recruitment strategies

Who you are

  • A highly networked recruiter experienced in hiring technical talent for product development
  • Familiar with the NYC startup ecosystem and adept at sourcing top candidates in engineering, data science, and UX design
  • Skilled in full-cycle recruitment and closing talent with a keen eye for cultural fit
  • Passionate about building high-performance teams in a fast-paced, innovative environment

Location This is an on-site role based in our NYC or SF office, designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and meaningful impact. For this role, the expected base salary range is $160,000 to $215,000 (NYC and SF). Profound’s total compensation package is designed to be competitive and includes base salary, equity, and a full range of benefits and perks. Final compensation will depend on factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and will be determined during the interview process. Our recruiting team will share more details about the full compensation package and benefits as you move through hiring.

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Why work at Profound

  • Compensation: Strong base salary plus significant equity in a well-funded unicorn.
  • Culture: High-context, direct communication with a bias for action; “merit-driven, not tenure-driven” career acceleration.
  • Work model: In-office presence required in NYC, SF, London, or Buenos Aires; daily catered meals, late-night Uber reimbursement, fitness stipend, and flexible time off.
  • Engineering focus: Key roles include Agent Engineer, AI/ML Engineer, Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer – competing for AI talent against companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • Growth: Rapid scaling environment with visible impact; opportunity to define a new category.

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