Technical Recruiter

About the Role

We’re looking for a high-energy, mission-driven Technical Recruiter to join our People team. As our first recruiting hire focused on engineering hiring, you’ll play a pivotal role in scaling Courier’s technical teams. You will partner closely with our CTO and engineering leaders to hire the builders who shape our product, platform, and technical foundation.

You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, from intake to close, and build repeatable hiring motions that help Courier scale thoughtfully and fast. You’ll be an advocate for candidates, a trusted partner to the CTO and hiring managers, and a champion for Courier’s culture as we grow.

If you’re scrappy, resourceful, and excited to help build a world-class engineering team from the inside out, we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end recruiting for engineering roles, with a heavy emphasis on software engineers, and additional specialized engineering hires as we scale.
• Partner closely with the CTO and engineering leadership to define role requirements, success profiles, leveling, and headcount priorities.
• Run high-quality intakes and build structured interview plans that evaluate technical competencies, collaboration, and impact in a consistent and candidate-friendly way.
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify and engage top engineering talent, including targeted outbound, referrals, and market mapping for priority skill sets.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines for current and future hiring needs, with an emphasis on speed and quality.
• Drive an exceptional candidate experience through clear communication, tight process, and thoughtful closing, while keeping interview teams aligned to SLAs and decision timelines.
• Use data to manage funnel health, including conversion rates, time-to-fill, source quality, and offer acceptance, and continuously improve our technical hiring motion.
• Evaluate and implement recruiting tools, including AI-powered sourcing and workflow automation, to improve efficiency and signal.
• Collaborate on employer branding, helping tell Courier’s story to technical talent and positioning why Courier is a compelling place to build.

Who You Are

• 3+ years of experience in recruiting, ideally including technical recruiting.
• Agency background or prior experience working in fast-paced, startup environments is strongly preferred.
• Experience owning full-cycle recruiting (sourcing through close).
• Passion for building diverse and inclusive teams.
• Scrappy, proactive, and resourceful, you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves or think outside the box.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities; you thrive in fast-paced environments.
• Strong communicator who can build trust with candidates and internal stakeholders alike.
• Data-informed mindset, you know how to measure what matters.
• Mission-driven, outgoing, and energized by people and problem-solving.
• Curious about or experienced with AI tools for recruiting, you don’t need to be an expert, but you’re eager to explore and optimize.

Bonus Points For

• Experience working at or recruiting for early-stage startups.
• Familiarity with Greenhouse (our ATS) or similar systems.
• Previous work in recruiting operations or employer branding.
• Strong understanding of the NYC talent market.

Benefits

• Highly competitive pay, including equity
• Top notch health benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Paid parental leave
• Monthly healthy lifestyle stipend
• Team events and bi-annual off-sites
• Career coaching opportunities
• Open office with unlimited coffee, snacks, etc.

The annual salary range for the target level for this role is $100,000 - $125,000 + equity + benefits, including medical, dental, and vision. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, interview performance, and internal equity.