Senior Technical Recruiter

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!