Technical Recruiter

Mercor is defining the future of work. We partner with leading AI labs and enterprises to provide the human intelligence essential to AI development.

Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge experience and context that can't be captured in code alone. Today more than 30000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million a day.

Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers operators and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society.

Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco NYC or London offices.

As a Technical Recruiter at Mercor you’ll own full-cycle hiring across critical technical functions partnering directly with the VP of Engineering CTO and engineering leadership. You’ll play a foundational role in shaping our engineering organization as we scale one of the fastest-growing companies in the world.

• Own full-cycle recruiting (sourcing → close) across software machine learning infrastructure and leadership roles.

• Partner directly with VP of Engineering CTO and Engineering Managers to define headcount plans hiring bar and process improvements.

• Build top-of-funnel using creative outbound talent intelligence and Mercor’s own product (structured screens automated work samples and calibrated rubrics).

• Design assessments that predict on-the-job performance and improve signal quality.

• Coach hiring managers on structured interviewing leveling and decision hygiene.

• Operationalize hiring systems: track and optimize key funnel metrics (pass-through rates time-in-stage source yield).

• Champion speed and quality: drive SLAs for same-day debriefs fast offers and strong candidate experience.

• Build brand: campaigns referrals and events that attract top engineers and operators.

• Represent Mercor externally you’ll be a face of the brand for top technical candidates.

• Collaborate on dashboards metrics and process automation within Ashby and other recruiting systems.

• Experience with full-cycle recruiting across IC and leadership roles.

• Deep familiarity with technical roles: SWE MLE Applied AI Security Infrastructure and TLM.

• Proven ability to build and scale hiring systems identify key metrics and make data-driven decisions.

• Strong communication skills; able to work efficiently with the VP of Engineering CTO engineering leadership and cross-functional teams.

• Confident representing the Mercor brand to top candidates.

• Familiarity with Ashby or ability to quickly adopt new tools and systems.

• Experience as a founding technical recruiter or early-stage startup builder.

• Interest in the human data / AGI space.

• Technical degree or professional experience in engineering.

• Competitive salary and bonus earning potential + meaningful equity (aligned with a venture-backed rapidly scaling AI company).

• Medical dental and vision coverage.

• 401(k).

• Excellent in-office culture.

What We Do

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.