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Outset is an AI-powered user research platform used by global brands like HubSpot, Microsoft, Uber, and Nestle to conduct qualitative research at scale. The company recently raised a $30M Series B (December 2025) and is experiencing 8x business growth as enterprises adopt AI-moderated research as a new standard.
You will own full-cycle recruitment for technical roles, partnering closely with engineering leaders and hiring managers to build exceptional technical teams during a critical growth phase. This is a hands-on, strategic role where you will manage the entire hiring process from intake through offer acceptance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute full-cycle recruitment strategies for engineering and technical roles (backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile, platform, infrastructure, data, ML, security, DevOps/SRE, and engineering leadership)
- Build targeted sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, technical communities, open-source ecosystems, referrals, and talent intelligence platforms
- Conduct high-quality recruiter screens assessing technical alignment, career motivation, and compensation fit
- Partner with hiring managers to define hiring goals, calibrate candidate profiles, and establish structured interview plans
- Coordinate interview logistics and train interviewers on structured interviewing and equitable assessment
- Lead offer strategy, compensation discussions, and candidate closing
- Maintain accurate hiring data in the ATS and provide regular pipeline updates
- Use recruiting metrics and market data to improve hiring outcomes (time to fill, conversion rates, offer acceptance)
- Share technical talent-market insights with leadership on compensation trends, talent availability, and competitor activity
- Help build scalable recruiting infrastructure including interview guides, scorecards, and sourcing playbooks
- Champion inclusive hiring practices and diverse candidate pipelines
You will work in a fast-moving startup environment where priorities shift, processes are evolving, and every hire has outsized impact. The ideal candidate combines strong technical recruiting judgment with excellent sourcing ability, consultative stakeholder management, and a high bar for candidate experience.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 3-7 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally in high-growth startups
- Demonstrated success hiring for technical roles (backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile, platform, infrastructure, data, ML, security, DevOps/SRE, engineering leadership)
- Strong technical fluency: able to understand and discuss programming languages, frameworks, cloud infrastructure, systems architecture, data platforms, and security concepts at a recruiting level
- Proven ability to source and close passive candidates for competitive or difficult-to-fill roles
- Experience partnering directly with Engineering, Product, Design, and executive leaders as a trusted talent advisor
- Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, negotiation, and closing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to articulate technical opportunities authentically
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent searches and changing priorities while maintaining high organization and responsiveness standards
- Experience with ATS and recruiting tools, specifically Ashby and LinkedIn Recruiter
- Data-informed mindset with comfort interpreting recruiting funnels, pipeline conversion, source effectiveness, and hiring-market signals
- Track record of hiring managers viewing you as a strategic partner who improves role calibration, interview quality, and close rates
