Technical Recruiter at Vapi (San Francisco, CA)Technical Recruiter

Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):

• Voice AI that resolves, not transfers
• Powering 1 billion calls for companies like Amazon Ring, Intuit, ServiceTitan, and New York Life
• Trusted by 1 million developers building the future of voice agents
• Backed by Peak XV, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Y Combinator, and more with $72M raised
• Try talking to Vapi now! vapi.ai

Why We’re Hiring This Role:

• Vapi is approaching 100 employees, and we're building a world-class Talent Acquisition function from the ground up.
• This isn't a recruiting role where you inherit mature processes and spend your days moving candidates through an existing machine. You'll help build that machine.
• We're looking for an exceptional technical recruiter who wants to own hiring for Engineering end-to-end while helping shape how recruiting operates as Vapi scales. You'll partner directly with engineering leaders, influence hiring strategy, and play a meaningful role in building one of the strongest engineering teams in AI.
• If you thrive in ambiguity, enjoy solving hard hiring problems, and want genuine ownership instead of just managing requisitions, you'll love this role.

• 30 Day:
• Learn Vapi's engineering organization, interview philosophy, and hiring bar.
• Build trusted relationships with Engineering leaders and hiring managers.
• Take ownership of your initial portfolio of technical searches.
• Develop a deep understanding of your hiring funnels, identifying where candidates enter, where they drop off, and what needs to improve.
• 60 Day:
• Independently run full-cycle recruiting across your engineering portfolio.
• Build high-quality pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, networking, and creative talent strategies—not simply relying on inbound applicants.
• Partner with hiring managers to refine job definitions, interview design, and scorecards.
• Lead candidate management through offer, including compensation discussions and closing.
• 90 Day:
• Consistently deliver exceptional engineering hires while maintaining a high hiring bar.
• Bring meaningful market intelligence and recruiting insights back to leadership to improve hiring across the organization.
• Become a trusted advisor to hiring managers rather than simply an execution partner.
• Deliver a candidate experience that reflects the quality, speed, and ambition of Vapi.

• We're less interested in checking boxes than finding someone who consistently delivers exceptional hiring outcomes.
• You likely have:
• 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with significant ownership of technical and engineering hiring.
• Experience scaling an early-stage or hyper-growth technology company where hiring velocity mattered.
• A track record of sourcing and closing exceptional engineering talent in competitive markets.
• Strong recruiting judgment and the confidence to push for quality over speed when necessary.
• Excellent partnership skills with engineering leaders, executives, and candidates alike.
• Exceptional organization and operational discipline—your pipelines, communication, and ATS hygiene are consistently excellent.
• High agency. You identify problems, propose solutions, and improve systems without waiting for permission.
• Curiosity about technology and the products you're hiring for. Experience recruiting within AI, infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems is a plus but not required.

• Build something worthy of love
• Craft matters. We aim to build products and experiences customers genuinely love, not just tolerate.
• Commit and follow through
• We finish what we start and build trust by being people others can count on.
• Why not today?
• We value urgency and momentum. The fastest path to customer value usually wins.
• Seek raw input
• We go directly to customers, data, and teammates instead of relying on summaries or assumptions.
• It’s our problem
• We operate as one team. We share credit, own mistakes together, and support each other when things get hard.
• Be direct and kind
• We give feedback clearly, respectfully, and without delay.

• Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business
• Ownership culture: Many of us are previous founders
• Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians
• Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A

• Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership
• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans
• Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites
• Flexible time off: take what you need
• More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget