Senior Technical Recruiter - Engineering

About Snorkel

Snorkel AI is the frontier AI data lab, helping teams build the data and environments behind high-performing frontier and agentic AI. We combine technology with research-driven AI data development to create datasets, benchmarks, evals, and custom solutions for real-world AI systems. Founded out of the Stanford AI Lab in 2019, Snorkel works with leading AI labs and enterprises to move from better data to better outcomes. Excited to help us redefine how AI is built? Apply to be the newest Snorkeler!

Senior Technical Recruiter - Engineering

Location: San Francisco, CA or New York, NY

As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Snorkel AI, you will play an instrumental role in identifying, sourcing, and engaging top Engineering talent for our growing organization. Drawing on your deep experience recruiting in fast-paced startup environments, you'll not only find and hire the brightest engineering minds in the market, but also create a candidate experience that reflects our brand and values every step of the way. Our Talent team lives our company values day to day: we put Quality First in every search and every candidate interaction, we're relentless about pushing the frontier of how great startups hire, we treat our hiring managers as true partners in solving their hardest talent challenges, we're Competitive Yet Kind — driven and high-bar, without ego or politics — and everyone on the team has the startup gene, rolling up their sleeves to do the job that needs doing. This is a chance to join a high-caliber, cross-functional team building a generational company.

Main Responsibilities

Recruiting Strategy: Develop and execute creative, effective strategies for attracting top-tier Engineering talent in a highly competitive market. Own sourcing to build and maintain a robust, consistent, and diverse pipeline of candidates.

Recruiting Data: Track and analyze the metrics that matter across the recruiting funnel, using data to continuously improve speed, efficiency, and outcomes.

Candidate Experience: Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience at every touchpoint. Regardless of outcome, ensure every candidate walks away with a positive impression of Snorkel.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with Engineering hiring managers and leaders (as well as other technical teams as needed), deeply understanding role requirements and advising on hiring strategy and decisions. Challenge their thinking and push the broader team toward better, more creative ways of attracting great talent.

Market Analysis: Stay closely attuned to market trends — compensation, benefits, and talent movement — to keep Snorkel competitive, and share those insights with People leadership.

Networking & Relationship Building: Represent Snorkel at industry events and within the broader Bay Area (and beyond) talent community, building genuine relationships and a strong long-term pipeline.

Interview Process Management: Coordinate interviews in partnership with our coordination team, deliver timely feedback, and ensure clear communication between candidates and hiring teams. Regularly assess the effectiveness of the Engineering recruiting process and drive operational improvements.

Onboarding & Immigration Support: Partner with People and Engineering teams to ensure a smooth, well-supported transition for every new hire.

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong focus on engineering roles (Software Engineering, ML/AI Engineering, Infrastructure, etc.) within technology startups.

Demonstrated success recruiting in high-growth, fast-paced startup environments.

Strong familiarity with the San Francisco Bay Area technical and engineering talent landscape.

Proven ability to source and attract passive candidates and build diverse, high-quality pipelines.

Proficiency with modern recruiting tools and platforms (Greenhouse, ModernLoop, and Gem preferred).

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, balancing professionalism with warmth.

Skilled at building trust and credibility quickly, including the ability to coach and push back constructively on hiring managers.

Deep understanding of the engineering function in tech startups — its unique challenges, hiring bar, and market dynamics.

Genuine passion for building and promoting a diverse, inclusive workplace.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.

Experience recruiting across multiple engineering disciplines simultaneously in a scaling organization.

Existing network within the Bay Area engineering community.

Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

Salary range(s) for this role$150,000—$220,000 USD

Be Your Best at Snorkel

Joining Snorkel AI means becoming part of a company that has market proven solutions, robust funding, and is scaling rapidly—offering a unique combination of stability and the excitement of high growth. As a member of our team, you’ll have meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives, influence key strategic decisions, and directly impact our ongoing success. Whether you’re looking to deepen your technical expertise, explore leadership opportunities, or learn new skills across multiple functions, you’re fully supported in building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success.

Snorkel AI is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Snorkel AI embraces diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Snorkel AI prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, performance, merit, and business need.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.