Senior Technical Recruiter

Deepgram is the leading platform underpinning the emerging trillion-dollar Voice AI economy providing real-time APIs for speech-to-text (STT) text-to-speech (TTS) and building production-grade voice agents at scale. More than 200000 developers and 1300+ organizations build voice offerings that are ‘Powered by Deepgram’ including Twilio Cloudflare Sierra Decagon Vapi Daily Cresta Granola and Jack in the Box. Deepgram’s voice-native foundation models are accessed through cloud APIs or as self-hosted and on-premises software with unmatched accuracy low latency and cost efficiency. Backed by a recent Series C led by leading global investors and strategic partners Deepgram has processed over 50000 years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.

At Deepgram we expect an AI-first mindset—AI use and comfort aren’t optional they’re core to how we operate innovate and measure performance.

Every team member who works at Deepgram is expected to actively use and experiment with advanced AI tools and even build your own into your everyday work. We measure how effectively AI is applied to deliver results and consistent creative use of the latest AI capabilities is key to success here. Candidates should be comfortable adopting new models and modes quickly integrating AI into their workflows and continuously pushing the boundaries of what these technologies can do.

Additionally we move at the pace of AI. Change is rapid and you can expect your day-to-day work to evolve just as quickly. This may not be the right role if you’re not excited to experiment adapt think on your feet and learn constantly or if you’re seeking something highly prescriptive with a traditional 9-to-5.

As a Senior Technical Recruiter you’ll own full-cycle recruiting for some of our most complex and high-impact roles across Research Engineering Infrastructure and Product across both US and international markets. You’ll help Deepgram scale by building pipelines across geographies navigating regional market dynamics and partnering closely with People Ops on compliant scalable hiring practices.

This role requires comfort with deep technical conversations strong judgment and a systems-level view of recruiting- not just within one market but across time zones cultures and talent pools.

• Own full-cycle recruiting for senior and hard-to-fill technical roles across Research Engineering and Product teams.

• Lead global recruiting efforts across multiple regions (e.g. US EMEA APAC) including sourcing interviewing and closing candidates in diverse markets.

• Partner with hiring managers to define role scope leveling and interview plans that account for both business needs and regional talent realities.

• Build proactive sourcing strategies for niche and senior-level technical talent in the US and abroad.

• Evaluate candidates for technical depth impact and alignment with Deepgram’s values across different cultural and regional contexts.

• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience across time zones through clear communication thoughtful process design and operational rigor.

• Use data and funnel metrics to diagnose issues improve signal quality and increase hiring velocity globally.

• Collaborate with People Ops Legal and Finance to support compliant global hiring (employment models offers and regional considerations).

• Help evolve recruiting infrastructure tools and interview practices to support international scale.

• 5+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles with demonstrated success hiring across Engineering and/or Research-heavy teams.

• Hands-on experience leading global expansion efforts including hiring across multiple countries or regions.

• Experience recruiting for at least two of the following domains:
  Research / ML Infrastructure / Distributed Systems Product.

• Strong technical literacy- you don’t need to code but you should understand how modern software systems APIs and ML-driven products are built. We are an AI-native company and believe in the future of these products.

• Proven ability to source and close senior-level and highly specialized technical talent in competitive international markets.

• Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping teams sharpen what “good” looks like across different regions.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the confidence to push back when needed.

• A builder’s mindset: you care about process quality signal and long-term scalability not just filling seats.

• Experience recruiting in developer-focused or API-first companies.

• Familiarity with AI ML speech or data-intensive systems.

• Experience supporting distributed remote-first teams.

• Experience partnering on international employment models (EOR contractors or direct entities).

• Prior work in a fast-growing startup environment.

• Medical dental vision benefits

• Annual wellness stipend

• Mental health support

• Life STD LTD Income Insurance Plans

• Unlimited PTO

• Generous paid parental leave

• Flexible schedule

• 12 Paid US company holidays

• Quarterly personal productivity stipend

• One-time stipend for home office upgrades

• 401(k) plan with company match

• Tax Savings Programs

• Learning / Education stipend

• Participation in talks and conferences

• Employee Resource Groups

• AI enablement workshops / sessions

*For candidates outside of the US we use an Employer of Record model in many countries which means benefits are administered locally and governed by country-specific regulations. Because of this benefits will differ by region — in some cases international employees receive benefits US employees do not and vice versa. As we scale we will continue to evaluate where we can create more alignment but a 1:1 global benefits structure is not always legally or operationally possible.

Backed by prominent investors including Y Combinator Madrona Tiger Global Wing VC and NVIDIA Deepgram has raised over $215M in total funding. If you're looking to work on cutting-edge technology and make a significant impact in the AI industry we'd love to hear from you!

Deepgram is an equal opportunity employer. We want all voices and perspectives represented in our workforce. We are a curious bunch focused on collaboration and doing the right thing. We put our customers first grow together and move quickly. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age marital status veteran status disability status pregnancy parental status genetic information political affiliation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

We are happy to provide accommodations for applicants who need them.

What We Do

Deepgram is the leading voice AI platform for developers building speech-to-text (STT) text-to-speech (TTS) and full speech-to-speech (STS) offerings. 200000+ developers build with Deepgram’s voice-native foundational models – accessed through APIs or as self-managed software – due to our unmatched accuracy latency and pricing. Customers include software companies building voice products co-sell partners working with large enterprises and enterprises solving internal voice AI use cases. The company ended 2024 cash-flow positive with 400+ enterprise customers 3.3x annual usage growth across the past 4 years over 50000 years of audio processed and over 1 trillion words transcribed. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.

Why Work With Us

Our culture like our product is constantly learning and evolving but the heart of our team is enduring. We are a self-motivated positive passionate and competitive group of people. At Deepgram we put an emphasis on being ourselves being curious growing together and being human. We are a unique bunch who celebrate our differences.

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