Technical Recruiter

About The Role

As our first Technical Recruiter, you'll partner directly with our CTO to build our engineering team across Frontend, AI/ML, Data, Platform, and Security. This is a true 0→1 role where you'll own the entire recruiting function and build the foundation for our talent operations. You'll be embedded with our NYC-based engineering team, participating in onsite hiring loops and building deep relationships with the team you're hiring for.

Responsibilities

• Source relentlessly - Build pipeline for hard-to-fill technical roles through creative outreach, boolean mastery, and tapping into technical communities. This is 60%+ of the job.
• Own full-cycle recruiting from sourcing through offer, partnering with our CTO on closing
• Design and execute recruiting operations—Greenhouse optimization, interview training, metrics/reporting, candidate experience standards
• Participate in onsite hiring loops as an interviewer and recruiting expert
• Build sourcing playbooks and repeatable processes for our core engineering profiles
• Occasionally recruit for non-engineering roles (PM, potentially GTM later) as the business needs
• Serve as talent advisor to hiring managers on role definition, leveling, compensation, and interview design
• Track and optimize recruiting metrics—pipeline quality, time-to-fill, source of hire, offer acceptance rates
• Build employer brand and recruiting presence in NYC's technical community

What You Bring

• 3-5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, preferably at Series A/B startups
• Exceptional sourcing skills - Track record of finding passive candidates through compelling outreach, creative channels, and building relationships in technical communities
• Experience building recruiting operations from scratch (you've been the first or second recruiter before)
• Versatility across engineering domains—comfortable recruiting for AI/ML, security, platform, and frontend engineers even if you haven't done all of those before
• High ownership and comfort with ambiguity—you don't need a recruiting coordinator or heavy process infrastructure to be effective
• Data-driven approach to recruiting with experience tracking and optimizing key metrics
• Startup mentality: Ready to wear multiple hats, jump into unfamiliar territory, and move with urgency
• Owner mentality: Take end-to-end ownership of hiring outcomes, not just activities
• Strong judgment on trade-offs between speed and building for scale
• Excellent communication skills and ability to partner effectively with technical leaders

Bonus Points

• Experience recruiting at fast-growth startups or companies with strong engineering cultures
• Background building recruiting presence and networks in NYC's technical community
• Track record of driving creative sourcing strategies that differentiate in competitive markets
• Previous experience in healthcare or complex enterprise systems
• Familiarity with AI/ML hiring landscapes

Why Translucent

• Shape recruiting and culture at a critical inflection point (12→50 people)
• Partner directly with technical leadership on high-impact hiring decisions
• Build recruiting operations your way without legacy constraints
• Be embedded with an exceptional engineering team in NYC
• Join a team that values impact, velocity, and technical excellence