Senior Technical Recruiter

At Render we are building a powerful, easy-to-use cloud platform to host anything online: from simple static sites to complex applications with dozens of microservices. Render offers the flexibility of traditional cloud providers without their complexity and maintenance headaches, so developers and businesses can focus on building products instead of managing servers.

We're a talented and diverse group solving a problem faced by every development team. We iterate quickly while placing the utmost importance on user experience, quality, and reliability. We push ourselves to do better every day. Our organic, product-led growth has already attracted over a million developers. Customers include innovators like Mitchell Hashimoto, the cofounder of HashiCorp, climate unicorns like Watershed, and global enterprises like Red Bull. With our rapidly increasing revenue, we're on to something big.

Applying to Render:

We're looking for candidates with high integrity, low ego, and an insatiable drive to learn. We use reasoned discussion and constant feedback to improve as individuals and as a company. We cultivate mutual trust and respect, empowering us to debate ideas effectively and create the best outcomes for our customers and our team. We especially encourage members of underrepresented groups in the tech community to apply and understand that not all successful candidates will meet each requirement listed. Our interview process is unique to each role, and we value the candidate experience just as much as our customer experience. We hope your conversations with us reflect a thoughtful process that is illuminative, enjoyable, and respectful of your time.

About the role:

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organization by attracting and hiring top-tier technical talent. Your impact will be felt across the company as you build and refine the engine that powers our hiring efforts, ensuring we bring in strong, diverse, and mission-driven individuals who align with our values and growth ambitions. At Render, hiring is a team sport, and you will be at the center of this collaborative effort—bringing teams together, guiding hiring managers, and providing the strategic leadership necessary to achieve our ambitious hiring goals. You’ll have the opportunity to enhance and refine our hiring philosophy, ensuring that our approach continues to be innovative, effective, and deeply aligned with our values.

We've built processes and strategies that are in line with our values, particularly those of "Raise the Quality Bar", "Reason Clearly, Execute Quickly" and "Take the Long View". We believe there's an opportunity to embrace and evolve our hiring philosophy in a way that allows us to meet ambitious growth goals and sets Render's hiring apart in the tech community. We're looking for the right individual to help us do it!

What you’ll do:

• Build a deep understanding of our business, culture, and hiring needs to provide strategic recruitment partnership across go-to-market (GTM) and technical (EPD) teams.
• Drive and lead the full lifecycle process, from sourcing to offer and close, ensuring a seamless and inclusive experience for candidates and stakeholders.
• Partner and collaborate with hiring managers to define job descriptions, candidate requirements, and build structured interview processes. 
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring teams, providing insights, best practices, and data-driven recommendations to improve hiring outcomes.
• Manage executive relationships and provide proactive hiring solutions to align with business goals.
• Take ownership of sourcing strategies for passive talent pipelines in GTM, product, and/or engineering domains.
• Mentor and influence hiring teams on best practices for interviewing, candidate assessment, and decision-making.
• Design, implement, and optimize recruitment programs and processes to enhance efficiency, scalability, and candidate experience.
• Work from the San Francisco office 3x per week to build strong in-person relationships and team alignment.

What we’re looking for:

• 7+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience, with a strong track record of hiring for Engineering and Product roles in high-growth tech companies.
• Data-savvy decision-making skills, with the ability to present and leverage recruiting metrics to inform and influence hiring strategies.
• A proven ability to serve as a skilled problem solver and coach, adept at navigating complex hiring challenges, facilitating thoughtful decision-making
• Track record of using data-driven insights to inform and refine your recruiting strategies 
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a knack for tailoring messages to diverse audiences.
• Experience managing complex and high-impact roles while maintaining effective organization and stakeholder management.
• Strong negotiation skills paired with an in-depth understanding of the talent market.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage competing priorities effectively.
• You have a track record of fostering trust-based relationships with candidates
• Located in the Bay Area and available to work on-site in San Francisco 1-2 days per week.

Ideally, you have:

• Extensive knowledge of GTM and technical hiring landscapes, including a deep understanding of relevant competencies and skills.
• Proven success recruiting for technical roles, particularly within product and engineering, GTM recruiting experience is a significant advantage.
• A solutions-oriented mindset with examples of driving innovative recruiting strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with examples of influencing outcomes and forging trusted partnerships.
• Demonstrated commitment to building inclusive and diverse teams.
• Experience conducting market research and competitive intelligence to guide recruiting initiatives. 

Benefits

• Our openings span more than one career level. The starting salary for this contract role is between $70-90/hour USD with the opportunity to convert if strong performance. The provided salary depends on many factors, such as work experience and transferable skills, business needs and impact, and market demands.
• The opportunity is also eligible for equity with early exercise options and extended exercise windows.
• 4 weeks of paid vacation, available from day one.
• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. We will also work with you to create a supportive plan of return.
• Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans.
• 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs available as well.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental heath and therapy, hobbies, etc.
• Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy.
• Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area, and home office stipends for remote Renders.
• Continuous learning benefits & related support.

Render is an equal-opportunity employer. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product, and our community to flourish. We make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional, and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.We encourage all who are interested to apply. We can't wait to hear from you!