Blacksmith · 2 hours ago
Founding Recruiter
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$170K/yr - $210K/yrBlacksmith is a cloud infrastructure company focused on enhancing CI workflows for startups. They are seeking a Founding Recruiter to manage the entire recruiting process, build recruiting foundations, and create a top-notch candidate experience as the company grows.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSoftware
Responsibilities
Own recruiting end-to-end: sourcing, outreach, screening, interview coordination, closing, and candidate experience
Personally source and close senior engineers and early leaders, not just manage inbound
Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to:
Define hiring profiles and quality bar
Calibrate interview signal
Continuously improve the hiring funnel
Build the recruiting foundation from scratch:
ATS setup and hygiene
Interview loops and scorecards
Funnel metrics and reporting
Interviewer enablement and training
Create a world-class candidate experience that reflects Blacksmith’s culture, technical depth, and ambition
Act as a force multiplier for the founding team by removing hiring friction and increasing velocity without sacrificing quality
Over time, help scale and lead the recruiting function as the company grows
Qualification
Required
Have significant experience recruiting for technical roles in high-growth environments (startup or top-tier tech company)
Have personally sourced and closed senior engineers and/or early leaders. You're comfortable owning the hardest searches yourself
Are highly resourceful and thrive in ambiguity. You can operate without much structure and build it as you go
Care deeply about quality, bar raising, and building durable teams, not just filling roles quickly
Think in systems and enjoy building processes that scale (funnels, tooling, metrics, interview design)
Are a strong communicator and trusted partner to founders and hiring managers
Have strong judgment and can push back constructively when quality or priorities are misaligned
Are excited about being early at a company and growing into larger ownership over time
Enjoy working in person 5 days a week in San Francisco / NYC (exceptional candidates may be considered for hybrid)
Benefits
Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance.
Unlimited PTO.
Quarterly offsite.
Early-exercise stock options
12 weeks fully paid parental leave (US)
Company
Blacksmith
The fastest way to run your GitHub Actions. Trusted by Veed, Clerk, Ashby and 600+ others.
Founded in 2024
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$14MKey Investors
Google VenturesY Combinator
2025-09-17Series A· $10M
2025-05-01Seed· $3.5M
2024-04-03Pre Seed· $0.5M
Recent News
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