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Independently run full-cycle recruiting across your engineering portfolio.
Build high-quality pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, networking, and creative talent strategies—not simply relying on inbound applicants.
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Consistently deliver exceptional engineering hires while maintaining a high hiring bar.
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4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with significant ownership of technical and engineering hiring.
Experience scaling an early-stage or hyper-growth technology company where hiring velocity mattered.
A track record of sourcing and closing exceptional engineering talent in competitive markets.
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Strong recruiting judgment and the confidence to push for quality over speed when necessary.
Excellent partnership skills with engineering leaders, executives, and candidates alike.
Exceptional organization and operational discipline—your pipelines, communication, and ATS hygiene are consistently excellent.
High agency. You identify problems, propose solutions, and improve systems without waiting for permission.
Curiosity about technology and the products you're hiring for. Experience recruiting within AI, infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems is a plus but not required.
Build something worthy of love
Craft matters. We aim to build products and experiences customers genuinely love, not just tolerate.
Commit and follow through
We finish what we start and build trust by being people others can count on.
Why not today?
We value urgency and momentum. The fastest path to customer value usually wins.
Seek raw input
We go directly to customers, data, and teammates instead of relying on summaries or assumptions.
It’s our problem
We operate as one team. We share credit, own mistakes together, and support each other when things get hard.
Be direct and kind
We give feedback clearly, respectfully, and without delay.
Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business
Ownership culture: Many of us are previous founders
Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians
Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A
Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans
Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites
Flexible time off: take what you need
More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget
Vapi builds developer infrastructure for voice AI, providing APIs and tools that enable businesses to create, test, and deploy conversational voice agents at scale.
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