Technical Recruiter
Mercor · New York City
CHECKED 23H AGO
Applied AIonsite$160k–$250k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own full-cycle hiring and shape a rapidly scaling engineering organization.
- Partner directly with CTO and VP Engineering on headcount and hiring bar.
- Build talent brand through campaigns, referrals and engineering events.
What they offer
- Bi-annual performance bonus
- Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
- Up to $15k relocation bonus
- $10k housing bonus near office
- $1.5k monthly meals stipend
- Free Equinox membership
- $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
- $200 monthly wellness reimbursement
- Health, dental, vision insurance
Ideal candidate
A driven, high-ownership recruiter who loves technical hiring and thrives in fast-paced, in-person startup cultures. Energized by building systems, partnering with engineering leaders, and championing elite talent.
Requirements
- 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 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
- remote policy
- In-person 5 days a week in NYC office
Lab profile
About Mercor
AI data company organizing human expertise to train frontier models for the AI economy.
What they build
- APEX benchmark family
- Mercor Enterprise
- Human expertise training data platform
Known for
- Massive domain-expert network
- Frontier model training infrastructure
- Real-world professional work evaluation
Key facts
- Millions of domain experts on platform
- Pays over $4M per day to experts