Job Description

As a Technical Recruiter at 7AI, you will own full-cycle recruiting for Software, Machine Learning and Security Engineering roles. You won’t just “fill roles”; you’ll be a strategic partner to R&D leadership, raising the talent bar, and ensuring we hire exceptional performers who thrive in high-intensity startup environments.

This role is ideal for someone who has recruited in fast-paced startup environments where performance expectations are high, talent density matters, and speed is critical; but quality is never compromised.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end recruiting for R&D (Software, ML/AI, Security Engineers etc)

• Partner closely with R&D leaders on headcount planning and talent strategy

• Develop creative, high-conviction sourcing strategies to identify and engage top 1% talent

• Actively source passive candidates using outbound, referrals, events, and targeted market mapping

• Drive structured, high-bar interview processes that prioritize performance, rigor, and culture add

• Close exceptional candidates in competitive markets

• Continuously improve recruiting processes, candidate experience, and employer brand

• Serve as a talent advisor — providing data-driven insights on market trends, compensation, and competitive intelligence

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• 4+ years of technical recruiting experience, with a strong focus on Software Engineering, Machine Learning and/or Security Engineering

• Proven success hiring top-performing Engineers in the Boston market

• Experience recruiting in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments, with experience in the Cybersecurity domain preferred

• Track record of operating in organizations with a relentlessly high performance bar

• Ability to translate engineering requirements into effective candidate sourcing and evaluation strategies

• Experience in both agency and in-house recruiting preferred

Mindset

• High urgency and bias for action

• Strong judgment and ability to assess talent beyond resumes

• Comfort working in ambiguity and evolving org structures

• Highly organized and process-oriented without being bureaucratic

Skills

• Exceptional sourcing capability and candidate engagement

• Strong closing skills in competitive markets

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders

• Data-driven approach to recruiting metrics and pipeline management

• Clear, persuasive communicator

What “High Bar” Means at 7AI

• We hire for slope over pedigree

• We prioritize builders over maintainers

• We value intensity, resilience, and intellectual honesty

• We expect excellence in craft and execution

• We move fast — but never compromise on talent quality