Own the end-to-end recruitment for technical roles, focusing on software engineers, AI/ML engineers, and data scientists. Collaborate with hiring managers, source candidates, and manage the hiring process.
RemoFirst is transforming the way businesses hire and manage global teams. Our mission is to enable Freedom of Work by providing an all-in-one global HR platform that simplifies hiring, compliance, payroll, and benefits management. We partner with some of the world’s most innovative companies, including Fortune 500 businesses and leading startups.
We are a small but strong team of 200+ people (and growing) hyper-focused on delivering a world-class platform and unparalleled service with our industry-leading partnerships.
To help accelerate our growth and pace of delivery, we are looking for a talented Technical Recruiter to join our Recruiting team and find the best candidates globally.
About the Role
We're looking for a proactive Technical Recruiter to own our technical hiring end-to-end. Your focus will be on attracting and hiring world-class Engineers, AI Engineers, ML Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data Engineers across our global teams.
You'll run structured, data-driven recruitment processes and act as a true partner to technical hiring managers from the first intake call to the signed offer.
What you'll be doing:
- Own full 360 recruitment for technical roles including Software Engineers, AI Engineers, ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Product roles across global teams.
- Partner with technical hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, team structures, and the specific competencies that matter for each hire.
- Source and engage passive and active talent through multiple channels: LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Kaggle, Stack Overflow, AI/ML communities, referrals, and beyond.
- Screen candidates for technical depth and culture fit; coordinate take-home assessments, technical interviews, and system design or ML-specific evaluation stages.
- Manage offers, negotiations, and closing ensuring a competitive and compelling candidate experience throughout.
- Use data and metrics to continuously improve sourcing strategies, pipeline health, and time-to-hire.
- Maintain clear, timely communication with all candidates, ensuring a transparent and positive recruiting experience.
- Support employer branding initiatives targeted at technical and AI/ML audiences: tech talks, hackathons, and community presence.
What you’ll need:
- 4–5 years of experience in technical recruitment, ideally within fast-paced, international, or start-up environments.
- Proven track record hiring for software engineering roles and for AI, ML, and Data Science positions: you know what a strong ML Engineer looks like on paper and in conversation.
- Strong sourcing skills across platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Kaggle, AngelList, and relevant AI/ML communities.
- Familiarity with technical assessment formats: take-home tasks, live coding sessions, system design rounds, and ML model evaluation interviews.
- Experience with ATS tools (e.g., Lever, Greenhouse, or similar).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence working cross-functionally with technical leaders.
- High attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Comfortable working across time zones and cultures.
Why work at RemoFirst?
- Startup environment. RemoFirst is an early-stage start-up. You have a voice, and can influence and grow rapidly.
- Build & Scale From Scratch. Experience hyper-growth scale and help us build a great team of professionals worldwide that can help us achieve this ambitious vision.
- Work for a Market Leader. Scale a project that counts market-leading companies like Microsoft, Mastercard, and more as happy customers.
- Compensation and perks are great! Competitive compensation. 100% remote work. PTO regulated by local statutory.
- Culture. We lead with respect, kindness, and the right to fail. We value hard, yet smart work. Diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA. As we grow and evolve, we welcome your input to help us define our culture further.
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