Job Description

Senior Technical Recruiter

This is the junior counterpart to Hop's Principal Technical Recruiter role. Same mission, same Moon Engine exposure — just calibrated for recruiters with 2–5 years of technical recruiting experience who want to grow into a Principal seat over the next 18–24 months.

The Mission You'll start by doing what you do best: running full-cycle searches on technical roles and building strong candidate and client relationships. But this isn't a traditional recruiting role. While you deliver hiring outcomes, you'll also learn how to integrate AI into every part of the recruiting workflow — and eventually help clients do the same as our platform launches.

What Makes This Different You're not choosing between recruiting or AI. You're learning both.

• Hands-on recruiting excellence: You'll own searches for mid-to-senior technical talent — sourcing, engaging, interviewing, and closing. Real, high-stakes work with senior recruiter mentorship.

• Learn AI integration deeply: As you recruit, you'll progressively adopt Moon Engine's capabilities — from AI-assisted sourcing to automated screening. You'll become fluent in how AI amplifies (not replaces) recruiter judgment.

• Product development partner: Sit close to our engineering and product teams. Your real-world recruiting experiences become product requirements. Your feedback shapes what gets built.

• Customer enablement track: As Moon Engine launches, you'll help onboard enterprise clients — teaching them what you've learned and growing into a trusted advisor role.

What You'll Actually Do

Phase 1: Recruiting Execution (Day 1 onwards)

• Run full-cycle searches for mid-to-senior technical roles: Software Engineers, Data Engineers, ML/Data Science contributors, Technical PMs

• Partner with senior recruiters and hiring managers on intake, calibration, and offer strategy

• Source, engage, interview, and close technical talent with white-glove candidate care

• Build and grow client relationships under the guidance of a Principal recruiter

• Hit weekly sourcing, pipeline, and submit-to-hire targets

Phase 2: AI Integration & Learning (Progressive ramp)

• Use Moon Engine daily on your real searches — flag what works, what's confusing, what's missing

• Adopt AI-assisted sourcing, scoring, screening, and matching as features ship

• Join feedback sessions with engineering and product; turn your day-to-day frictions into roadmap input

• Document patterns and best practices as you discover them

Phase 3: Client Enablement (As Moon Engine launches and you mature into the role)

• Co-onboard enterprise clients alongside senior recruiters

• Help train client recruiting teams on AI-enabled workflows

• Step into more autonomous client relationships as you build trust and depth

Path to Principal Technical Recruiter within ~18–24 months for strong performers

Who Thrives Here

Must-Haves

• 2–5 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience (in-house, agency, or RPO) with closes on engineering, data, or product roles

• Solid recruiting fundamentals: sourcing, intake, screening, scheduling, offer support, stakeholder communication — you've done all of it, even if not yet at the most senior level

• Strong candidate communication: you can write compelling outreach, run a clean phone screen, and build rapport with passive candidates

• Coachable + ambitious: you actively seek feedback, iterate fast, and want to grow into Principal

• Genuinely curious about AI: you don't need a technical background, but you're excited to learn how AI can augment recruiting

• Growth mindset: comfortable learning new tools, sitting with ambiguity, and stretching beyond what you've done before

• Fluent English (written + verbal); LATAM-based candidates strongly preferred for US time-zone overlap

Bonus Points

• Prior experience recruiting for ML/AI, Data Science, or platform/infra engineering roles

• Hands-on use of AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, AI sourcing platforms) in your current workflow

• Background at high-growth tech companies, well-known recruiting agencies, or in-house technical recruiting teams

• You've experimented with automations, Boolean wizardry, or "hacks" to work more efficiently

• Comfortable giving product feedback or working with technical teammates

Cultural Fit

• Execution-oriented: you deliver results, not excuses

• Collaborative learner: ego doesn't get in the way of growing

• Comfortable with ambiguity: Moon Engine is pre-launch — things will change

• Naturally curious: you want to understand how things work, not just use them

• Long-term thinker: you see this as a multi-year journey to become a recruiting + AI expert

Why This Opportunity Matters Most recruiters will eventually have to learn AI. You'll be years ahead. You're not choosing between being a great recruiter or learning AI — you're mastering both while helping build the platform. Think of it like learning digital marketing in 2005. Early movers win.

What You Gain

• Competitive base + commission + bonus with long-term upside as Moon Engine scales

• Clear path to Principal Technical Recruiter within 18–24 months for strong performers

• Direct mentorship from senior recruiters and the Head of Recruiting

• Deep AI recruiting expertise in 6–12 months

• Product influence — your feedback shapes what gets built

• Unlimited PTO + thought-leadership opportunities (events, podcasts, content)

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