Recruiter at Clera — San Francisco, United States

About The Role

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a full-cycle recruiting role at a lean, high-caliber AI/ML infrastructure company where every hire meaningfully shapes the team. You will work directly with founders to identify and bring on exceptional engineers and go-to-market leaders, while also helping build the people operations foundation from the ground up.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Own end-to-end recruiting across technical (engineering, product) and GTM roles.
Build and optimize recruiting operations and tooling, automating workflows wherever possible.
Partner with founders and team leads to define role requirements, evaluation criteria, and interview processes.
Develop a deep understanding of the product to credibly pitch technical candidates.
Source top candidates through high-signal and unconventional channels.
Screen candidates for both technical competence and product/market intuition.
Support onboarding and new hire ramp-up.
Help define and run performance review processes, leveling frameworks, and feedback systems.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience covering engineering, product, and GTM roles.
Demonstrated ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts when engaging with engineering and product candidates.
Hands-on experience at an early-stage startup, comfortable working independently in fast-moving environments.
Experience building and optimizing recruiting ops, including workflow automation.
Strong instincts for talent quality and a track record of creative sourcing strategies.
Comfort evaluating candidates through portfolios and projects, not just resumes, including non-traditional profiles.
Familiarity with modern recruiting tools such as Ashby, Juicebox, or Clay.
Experience using AI or vibe coding to automate recruiting workflows.
Exposure to or ownership of people ops functions such as onboarding, performance reviews, and leveling.