Tech Recruiter

To support our growing team, we are looking for a Tech Recruiter to help us bring AI infrastructure optimization to the next level. In this role, you’ll focus on technical hiring for our German entity, partnering closely with engineering leadership to identify and attract exceptional talent. We’re looking for someone who enjoys sourcing niche technical profiles and genuinely cares about creating a thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and engineering leadership to define role requirements, align hiring priorities, and support recruitment processes for technical roles.

• Collaborate closely with an international, distributed Talent Acquisition and People & Culture team to maintain scalable and consistent hiring practices.

• Coordinate and manage interview processes from first contact through offer stage.

• Source and engage high-quality engineering talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, technical communities, referrals, and other creative sourcing channels.

• Build and maintain candidate pipelines across software engineering, AI infrastructure, distributed systems, and platform engineering domains.

• Use recruiting metrics to improve sourcing effectiveness, process efficiency, and overall hiring quality.

• Stay informed on market trends, compensation benchmarks, and emerging technologies relevant to AI infrastructure and technical hiring.

• 3+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles, ideally in-house at a startup or high-growth company.

• Experience using ATS platforms and recruiting tools in a structured, data-driven way.

• Strong sourcing capabilities with experience identifying and engaging hard-to-reach engineering talent.

• Familiarity with technical concepts such as software development, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or DevOps environments.

• Strong relationship-building skills across candidates, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and ambiguity.

• Must be based in Germany with the ability to occasionally visit our Heidelberg office.

Nice to Have

• German language skills sufficient to support occasional interviews or administrative processes.

• Experience recruiting for AI infrastructure, distributed systems, cloud, platform engineering, or large-scale compute environments.

• Familiarity with AI-powered recruiting tools or workflow automation solutions that improve sourcing, coordination, or recruiting operations.

• Build something big: Help build and scale a fast-growing AI infrastructure startup

• Pay & perks: Competitive compensation with a performance-based incentive, subsidized Deutschlandticket, and access to a discount portal

• Work your way: Flexible hours with hybrid and remote-friendly* options

• Fast lanes, no red tape: Flat hierarchies and rapid decision-making mean ideas ship quickly

• Global team: Work with a diverse, international team across Germany and the USA

• Modern headquarters: Well-stocked office near the Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof, available on a hybrid basis or as a place to connect during our quarterly team workshops

• Top setup: Your choice of high-quality hardware and equipment