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Founding Recruiter

Join TypeSafe AI as a founding recruiter to shape the hiring process and build a world-class talent brand.

Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
Not disclosed
Level
mid
Type
full time · On-site

Posted by employer 3 weeks ago

First seen on Joblaze 2 hours ago

Last verified on the company career page 2 hours ago

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What you'll build

  • Own the end-to-end recruiting function
  • Shape hiring process
  • Run day to day operations
  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies
  • Define and track recruiting metrics

Must have

  • 5+ years of experience in full cycle recruiting
  • Experience scaling teams in high-growth environments
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity
  • Exceptional organizational skills

Nice to have

  • Excited to build, test, and dogfood recruiting tooling and systems

Requirements

Experience
5+ years
Visa
Sponsorship available

Not disclosed in this posting: compensation.

Benefits

401K plans Daily lunch and dinner Visa sponsorships Health Insurance

Joblaze summary

The Founding Recruiter at TypeSafe AI will manage the entire recruiting process, from sourcing candidates to closing offers, while ensuring a positive candidate experience. This role requires expertise in full-cycle recruiting, particularly in scaling technical teams within fast-paced environments, and a strong ability to navigate ambiguity. Ideal candidates will have at least five years of experience and a proactive approach to talent engagement. TypeSafe AI fosters a collaborative and emotionally aware culture, emphasizing the importance of building a diverse and skilled team.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 19, 2026. Last confirmed on TypeSafe AI's careers page October 19, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Founding Recruiter role remote?
No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, United States.
How much experience is required?
At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Founding Recruiter role.
Where is the role based?
TypeSafe AI is hiring for this position in San Francisco, United States.
Does TypeSafe AI sponsor work visas for this role?
Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
What seniority level is this role?
TypeSafe AI targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Founding Recruiter role at TypeSafe AI.

From the original posting

About the role

We are looking for our first internal recruiter hire to shape our hiring process and systems, build a world-class talent brand, and hire amazing team members.

What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end recruiting function: sourcing, recruiting, coordinating, closing

  • Shape hiring process to craft both a fantastic candidate experience at every touchpoint, from first outreach through offer

  • Run the day to day operations such as interview coordination and quick feedback loops

  • Understand our unique culture and diverse talent needs to hire a world-class team

  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies to build pipelines of highly qualified candidates

  • Build out teams from scratch across multiple functions

  • Define and track recruiting metrics and use data to drive continuous improvement

  • Take a high level strategic view of talent management and planning with the executive team

We are looking for people who

  • Have 5+ years of experience in full cycle recruiting with proven success, particularly in scaling strong technical teams

  • Have experience scaling teams in high-growth, fast-paced environments

  • Are comfortable navigating ambiguity, making judgment calls with imperfect information, and operating with a high degree of autonomy

  • Are kind, emotionally aware, and genuinely care for people's wellbeing

  • Have a bias for action to move quickly and creatively to engage top tier talent

  • Have exceptional organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple searches and priorities simultaneously

  • Are excited about our mission and about playing an instrumental role in furthering that mission

  • Nice to have: Excited to build, test, and dogfood recruiting tooling and systems

Life at TypeSafe

We're a small, flat, close-knit team dedicated to real-world impact preparing the world for Transformative AI. Our team works fully in-person in our San Francisco office near Embarcadero station. We love what we do and care about our work a lot.

We strive for excellence and craftsmanship and won't stop until we get there. When the team wins, we all win, and we enjoy collaborating and inspiring each other to grow as a team and as individuals.

We also value emotional honesty, kindness, and bringing your whole self to work. We build machines; we don't try to be machines.

We want you to be able to do the most impactful work of your career at TypeSafe and help define our future as a company.

We provide

  • 100% covered health insurance

  • Daily lunch and dinner

  • Visa sponsorships

  • 401K plans

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