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Senior Technical Recruiter

Vapi

Vapi

People & HR, IT
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 9, 2026

Location

San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

G&ATalent

Compensation

  • Base Salary + Equity $150K – $187.5K • 0%

Vapi (/ˈwɑːpi/):

  • We’re creating the shift to voice as humanity’s default interface.

  • We’re the most configurable platform for deploying voice agents.

  • We’re grown to 400,000 developers in 20 months, adding 2,000+ every day.

  • Try talking to Vapi now!

Why We’re Hiring This Role:

  • Vapi is scaling rapidly across Engineering and Product, and we need a senior technical recruiter to own and drive this growth.

  • This role will execute the recruiting strategy that scales Vapi from 50 to 100+ employees.

  • You will partner closely with founders and engineering leadership on org design, headcount prioritization, and hiring strategy.

  • This is a hands-on recruiting leadership role, not a transactional req-management position.

What You’ll Do:

  • 30 Days

    • Take ownership of active Engineering and Product searches and fully ramp on Vapi’s roles, interview loops, and talent bar.

    • Build strong working relationships with the CEO, CTO, VP Engineering, and Head of Talent & People.

    • Assess current pipeline health, sourcing strategies, and interview pass-through rates.

  • 60 Days

    • Independently run full-cycle recruiting for priority Engineering and Product roles.

    • Build high-quality top-of-funnel pipeline through sourcing, outbound campaigns, referrals, and networking.

    • Partner with hiring managers to refine role definitions, interview loops, and scorecards.

    • Begin influencing closing strategy and candidate experience improvements.

  • 90 Days

    • Consistently close top-tier engineering and product talent at velocity.

    • Drive funnel optimization using Ashby data and recommend improvements to hiring speed and quality.

    • Act as a thought partner on headcount planning and future hiring needs.

    • Represent Vapi externally as a recruiting brand ambassador in technical and developer communities.

Who You Are:

  • 4+ years of technical recruiting experience in high-growth technology companies.

  • Proven track record hiring high-impact engineering talent.

  • Deep sourcing and research expertise with the ability to map markets and identify exceptional candidates.

  • Comfortable owning closing strategy, including comp, equity, and mission-driven storytelling.

  • Experienced in building or refining structured interview processes and analytics.

  • High ownership mindset, bias for action, and comfort operating in ambiguity.

  • Strong communicator who can influence founders, executives, and hiring managers.

Why Vapi:

  • Generational impact: Build human interface for every business.

  • Ownership culture: 90% of company is previous founders.

  • Kind team: The founders Jordan and Nikhil are Canadians.

  • Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer series A.

What We Offer:

  • Real stake: We offer competitive salary and excellent equity ownership.

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans.

  • Team love: We love hanging out and do quarterly offsites.

  • Flexible time off: take what you need.

  • More: catered meals and transportation, gym & coaching stipends!

Compensation Range: $150K - $187.5K