Title:
Founding Recruiter
Location:
San Francisco, CA (in-person, 5 days/week at our SF office)
Reporting Structure:
Partner directly with founders and hiring managers
Company Description
Artie is a real-time streaming platform that moves production data across systems in real-time, with zero maintenance. We make high-volume data replication simple, reliable, and scalable for engineering teams. Our platform powers mission-critical use cases including fraud and risk monitoring, inventory visibility, customer-facing analytics, and AI workloads. Artie is built for engineers who care about performance, reliability, and operational simplicity - and we're growing fast. We're trusted by teams like ClickUp, Substack, and Alloy, and backed by top-tier investors including Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Pathlight Ventures, and the founders of Dropbox and Mode.
Quick facts: Real-time data streaming platform focused on databases and data warehouses Powers fraud and risk monitoring, inventory visibility, customer-facing analytics, and AI workloads Trusted by ClickUp, Substack, and Alloy Backed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Pathlight Ventures, and founders of Dropbox and Mode Built on change data capture (CDC) and stream processing to enable sub-minute latency Responsibilities
The First In-House Recruiter will be responsible for:
Owning full-cycle recruiting across the company Running end-to-end hiring for Engineering, Product, Operations, and Design roles, and supporting other roles in GTM as needed Partnering with founders and hiring managers to define role scope, seniority, and success criteria Calibrating on candidate quality and tradeoffs Continuously refining interview loops and hiring signals Managing candidates through sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, and closing Proactively sourcing and engaging senior technical talent (engineers, product, design) in a competitive market Running outbound recruiting with creativity and rigor - LinkedIn, referrals, networks, events, cold outreach, and non-obvious channels Confidently engaging technical candidates and speaking credibly about engineering culture and technical challenges Speaking credibly about Artie's product, architecture, and roadmap (with support from founders) Crafting and delivering a compelling narrative around why Artie exists, why this team is special, and why this is a rare career opportunity Owning candidate experience end-to-end and building a world-class recruiting process that delights candidates Owning and evolving the recruiting process, tools, and operating rhythm Managing and improving the ATS and sourcing tools Tracking and reporting on hiring progress, pipeline health, and bottlenecks Continuously improving speed, quality, and candidate experience as the company scales Acting as the primary point of contact for external recruiting partners Setting expectations, role briefs, and quality bars for agencies Ensuring agencies augment the hiring motion rather than define it Is this you?
4+ years of recruiting experience, with meaningful exposure to technical recruiting (engineering, product, design) Experience in early-stage startups (Series A-C preferred) Experience owning full-cycle recruiting without large support teams Able to build credibility quickly with senior technical candidates You view recruiting as a sales and persuasion problem Comfortable with outbound, rejection, and ambiguity Strong written and verbal communicator You take responsibility for outcomes, not just inputs You proactively identify problems and fix them You care deeply about quality and long-term team health You have a strong internal bar for talent You know when to push, when to pause, and when to say no Willing to work in-person, 5 days/week at our SF office Comfortable operating with speed, ambiguity, and very little structure Preferred Qualifications
Meaningful exposure to technical recruiting (engineering, product, design) Experience in early-stage startups (Series A-C preferred) Experience owning full-cycle recruiting without large support teams Strong technical intuition Sales mindset Taste, judgment, and integrity #Perks
Competitive salary (commensurate with experience) $180K - $205K annually and .1% - .2% equity Our philosophy is P75-90 for base salary and P90+ for equity compared to benchmarks Healthcare, 401(k) matching and Unlimited PTO Lunch & dinner provided Foundational impact: shape the team, culture, and hiring bar at Artie Direct founder partnership with the CEO/CTO and leadership team End-to-end ownership: strategy, execution, iteration Growth path into a Head of Talent / recruiting leader role High-trust environment: treated as a core operator, not a support function About the interview
Phone Screen call with recruiter Hiring manager call (30 mins) Working session (30 mins) Take home case study On-site
Founding Recruiter
Location:
San Francisco, CA (in-person, 5 days/week at our SF office)
Reporting Structure:
Partner directly with founders and hiring managers
Company Description
Artie is a real-time streaming platform that moves production data across systems in real-time, with zero maintenance. We make high-volume data replication simple, reliable, and scalable for engineering teams. Our platform powers mission-critical use cases including fraud and risk monitoring, inventory visibility, customer-facing analytics, and AI workloads. Artie is built for engineers who care about performance, reliability, and operational simplicity - and we're growing fast. We're trusted by teams like ClickUp, Substack, and Alloy, and backed by top-tier investors including Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Pathlight Ventures, and the founders of Dropbox and Mode.
Quick facts: Real-time data streaming platform focused on databases and data warehouses Powers fraud and risk monitoring, inventory visibility, customer-facing analytics, and AI workloads Trusted by ClickUp, Substack, and Alloy Backed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Pathlight Ventures, and founders of Dropbox and Mode Built on change data capture (CDC) and stream processing to enable sub-minute latency Responsibilities
The First In-House Recruiter will be responsible for:
Owning full-cycle recruiting across the company Running end-to-end hiring for Engineering, Product, Operations, and Design roles, and supporting other roles in GTM as needed Partnering with founders and hiring managers to define role scope, seniority, and success criteria Calibrating on candidate quality and tradeoffs Continuously refining interview loops and hiring signals Managing candidates through sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, and closing Proactively sourcing and engaging senior technical talent (engineers, product, design) in a competitive market Running outbound recruiting with creativity and rigor - LinkedIn, referrals, networks, events, cold outreach, and non-obvious channels Confidently engaging technical candidates and speaking credibly about engineering culture and technical challenges Speaking credibly about Artie's product, architecture, and roadmap (with support from founders) Crafting and delivering a compelling narrative around why Artie exists, why this team is special, and why this is a rare career opportunity Owning candidate experience end-to-end and building a world-class recruiting process that delights candidates Owning and evolving the recruiting process, tools, and operating rhythm Managing and improving the ATS and sourcing tools Tracking and reporting on hiring progress, pipeline health, and bottlenecks Continuously improving speed, quality, and candidate experience as the company scales Acting as the primary point of contact for external recruiting partners Setting expectations, role briefs, and quality bars for agencies Ensuring agencies augment the hiring motion rather than define it Is this you?
4+ years of recruiting experience, with meaningful exposure to technical recruiting (engineering, product, design) Experience in early-stage startups (Series A-C preferred) Experience owning full-cycle recruiting without large support teams Able to build credibility quickly with senior technical candidates You view recruiting as a sales and persuasion problem Comfortable with outbound, rejection, and ambiguity Strong written and verbal communicator You take responsibility for outcomes, not just inputs You proactively identify problems and fix them You care deeply about quality and long-term team health You have a strong internal bar for talent You know when to push, when to pause, and when to say no Willing to work in-person, 5 days/week at our SF office Comfortable operating with speed, ambiguity, and very little structure Preferred Qualifications
Meaningful exposure to technical recruiting (engineering, product, design) Experience in early-stage startups (Series A-C preferred) Experience owning full-cycle recruiting without large support teams Strong technical intuition Sales mindset Taste, judgment, and integrity #Perks
Competitive salary (commensurate with experience) $180K - $205K annually and .1% - .2% equity Our philosophy is P75-90 for base salary and P90+ for equity compared to benchmarks Healthcare, 401(k) matching and Unlimited PTO Lunch & dinner provided Foundational impact: shape the team, culture, and hiring bar at Artie Direct founder partnership with the CEO/CTO and leadership team End-to-end ownership: strategy, execution, iteration Growth path into a Head of Talent / recruiting leader role High-trust environment: treated as a core operator, not a support function About the interview
Phone Screen call with recruiter Hiring manager call (30 mins) Working session (30 mins) Take home case study On-site