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# Technical Recruiter at Zip

- **Company:** [Zip](https://feeny.ai/companies/zip)
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $125k–$190k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zip/b7559907-e5be-49d2-bf15-459d7346e47b/application

**Skills:** Full-cycle recruiting, Software Engineering, ATS platforms, Compensation negotiation, Startup equity packages, Ashby, B2B SaaS recruiting, Fintech recruiting, Process building

> The Engineering Recruiter owns the full recruiting lifecycle for Software Engineering roles, from sourcing to closing. This role involves partnering with leadership to define hiring needs, managing candidate pipelines, and advising hiring managers on market insights and compensation.

## Job description

## About Zip

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.

The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA.

Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups.

## Your Role

As an Engineering Recruiter at Zip, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the teams that define the future products of our company. You’ll partner closely with our Head of Engineering, and our hiring managers to build a world-class Engineering organization. From sourcing to closing, you will own the entire recruiting lifecycle, developing strategies to attract top-tier talent and ensure a best-in-class candidate experience. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, moves quickly, and takes pride in delivering excellence. You should be excited about managing multiple high-priority searches, ranging from high-volume roles to niche, senior-level hires spanning across Software Engineering organizations (backend, frontend & fullstack), while helping build scalable recruiting processes that support Zip’s growth.

You Will

- Effectively identify, attract, and engage top Software Engineering candidates through creative sourcing strategies and talent mapping.
- Source and maintain a large, high-quality pipeline across high-priority Software Engineer roles, balancing volume and specialization.
- Partner with Zip’s founders, Head of Engineering, and senior leadership to define hiring needs, ideal candidate profiles, and go-to-market recruiting strategies.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing market insights, competitive intelligence, and data-driven recommendations.
- Screen, vet, and guide candidates throughout the interview and hiring process while keeping candidate experience top of mind.
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and People teams to drive alignment and land successful hires.
- Lead compensation conversations and offer negotiations, including startup equity packages.
- Track recruiting metrics and performance to continuously optimize processes, improve conversion rates, and scale hiring effectively.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and senior leadership to influence decision-making and hiring outcomes.

## Qualifications

- 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a focus on Software Engineering roles (backend, frontend & full-stack)
- Proven success hiring for other Engineering roles such as Data Engineering, Security Engineering, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, and AI Engineers.
- Ability to influence and build trusted relationships with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to represent Zip’s story and value prop to top talent.
- A strong sense of ownership and passion for delivering excellent results with speed and precision.
- Highly proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented, thriving in ambiguity and a fast-moving startup environment.
- Detail-oriented and organized, comfortable managing multiple requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Strong experience working with ATS platforms; Ashby experience preferred.
- Familiarity with compensation structures and negotiating startup equity packages.

Nice to Haves

- Experience scaling recruiting in a high-growth startup.
- Background in B2B SaaS and/or Fintech recruiting.
- Previous experience managing both volume hiring and niche, senior-level searches.
- Experience building recruiting processes from the ground up and thriving in ambiguity.

The salary range for this role is $125,000 - $190,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.

## Perks & Benefits

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.

- 📈 Start-up equity
- 🦷 Full health, vision & dental coverage
- 🍽️ Catered lunches & dinners for in office employees
- 🚍 Commuter benefit for in office employees
- 🚠 Team building events & happy hours
- 🌴 Flexible PTO
- 💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget
- 💸 401k plan

We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!

## About Zip

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement, orchestrating the entire purchasing process from intake to pay for large organizations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, $371M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Rujul Zaparde (CEO), Lu Cheng (CTO), Felix Meng (GTM)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Procurement orchestration, spend management, AI-powered enterprise software
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily large enterprises and mid-market companies (e.g., T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, Anthropic)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To unblock innovation by helping businesses procure with the fastest process, least risk, and best value."

## Products & Services
- **Intake-to-Procure**: AI-powered platform that guides every purchasing request from intake through approval, automating workflows and policy enforcement.
- **Procure-to-Pay**: Automates purchase orders and invoice processing to close the books faster.
- **Supplier Onboarding**: Streamlines the process of vetting and onboarding new suppliers.
- **Sourcing**: Improves RFx management with AI-driven decision support.
- **Global Payments**: Ensures accurate, compliant payments globally with AI oversight.
- **Vendor Cards**: Controls card spend with real-time visibility and intelligent controls.
- **AI Superagents**: A fleet of AI agents that automate real procurement work, such as the first AI Agent that saved a customer 1,400 hours.
- **App Studio**: Allows customers to build custom integrations and extensions on the Zip platform.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $2.2 billion (most recent valuation, per company about page)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $371M; Annual Revenue estimated at $22.0M (per LinkedIn data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, Y Combinator. Partners include major ERP and systems integrators.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 62.1% YoY to 690 employees. Recognized as a Gartner Magic Quadrant Visionary for Source-to-Pay Suites 2026, Forbes Fintech 50, and Fast Company Most Innovative Companies. Customers have saved over $6.8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Category Creator**: Pioneered the "intake and orchestration" category in procurement, giving them a first-mover advantage and deep product moat.
- **AI-Native Platform**: Built from the ground up with AI, not retrofitted, allowing for more powerful automation and insights (e.g., AI Superagents).
- **Enterprise Transformation Office**: An in-house advisory team of former CPOs from major enterprises (UnitedHealth, MGM, Discover, NASA) that helps customers redesign their procurement operations, ensuring high-value outcomes and deep customer stickiness.
- **Strong Customer Base**: Trusted by high-profile, innovation-driven companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, which serves as a powerful reference and validation.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-First Innovation**: Continuing to invest heavily in AI agents to automate more complex procurement tasks and drive efficiency.
- **Global Expansion**: Supporting payments in 140+ countries and operating in 13 countries, with a focus on scaling globally.
- **Platform Depth**: Expanding the platform's capabilities (e.g., App Studio, Vendor Cards) to become the single system of record for all procurement activity.
- **Enterprise Adoption**: Deepening relationships with large enterprises through the Enterprise Transformation Office and ensuring compliance and control at scale.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes speed, collaboration ("Win as one"), and a bias for action ("Be the underdog," "Go upstream"). Described as a highly cross-functional and supportive environment where employees are encouraged to "dream big and build even bigger."
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office Policy**: Based in San Francisco, CA. The careers page mentions "catered in-office meals" and a "commuter benefit," suggesting a strong in-office or hybrid culture.
- **Notable Perks**: Start-up equity, health/vision/dental coverage, flexible PTO, generous home office stipend, parental leave, well-being resources, 401k plan, and shiny new Apple equipment.
- **Engineering Culture**: Product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta. The engineering blog is highlighted, and the team is described as turning concepts into high-quality realities quickly. The company is building a "Developer Platform" team, indicating investment in internal tooling and developer experience.
- **Growth Opportunity**: With 104 active job postings and rapid headcount growth, there is significant opportunity for career advancement and impact in a high-growth, well-funded company.

## Sources
1. [ziphq.com](https://ziphq.com/careers)
2. [ziphq.com](https://ziphq.com/)
3. [zip.com](https://zip.com/about)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/theziphq)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zip)

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