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Full-Time Tech Recruiter (Remote)

General

Full time

Remote

Location: Remote (Preferred: Turkey / Eastern Europe / Europe time zones)

Type: Full-Time

Company Stage: Pre-seed (recently funded)

Start Date: ASAP

About Us

We’re a rapidly scaling, pre-seed startup building an AI-native video creation platform — think of it like Cursor / Lovable for video production.

Our users are primarily YouTube creators, especially faceless documentary and video essay creators (e.g., WWII documentaries, crime documentaries, long-form educational content). With one prompt like “Create a one-hour documentary about the Berlin Wall,” our system generates the script, researches footage via agents, creates narration, assembles a full “video recipe,” and outputs it into a web-based video editor where users can iterate with natural language.

We recently secured funding and are expanding quickly — engineering is our #1 bottleneck. Talent drives everything for us.

Why This Role Matters

We need a high-ownership technical recruiter who can help us scale our engineering team fast — particularly by sourcing and closing impact-driven backend engineers.

We’re not looking for a recruiter who sends volume. We’re looking for someone who can:

✅ consistently find high-quality, autonomous, pragmatic engineers

✅ source talent beyond the obvious channels

✅ build a repeatable hiring engine

✅ work closely with founders, move quickly, and drive results

What You’ll Recruit For

We’re hiring backend engineers in two core categories:

1) Python AI / Agentic Backend Engineers

Engineers working on pipelines and AI agent modules such as:

  1. LangGraph / LangChain pipelines
  2. agentic search and research workflows
  3. video understanding + extraction tools
  4. automation pipelines that feed into our editor and video recipe system

2) Backend Engineers for Web Applications

Engineers responsible for scalable backend systems powering:

  1. our web-based video editor
  2. project management + media pipelines
  3. deployment systems and infrastructure

The Profile We Hire

We are extremely selective. We don’t care about credentials. We care about:

  1. autonomy
  2. engineering taste
  3. problem solving
  4. pragmatism
  5. impact
  6. ability to build clean systems fast without requiring micromanagement

A typical failure case we want to avoid:

Someone who brute forces solutions (e.g., extracting thousands of video frames and sending them to ChatGPT) instead of using efficient APIs and tools.

We want engineers who:

  1. can own modules end-to-end
  2. make smart build-vs-buy decisions
  3. work independently with minimal oversight

Your Responsibilities

As our Tech Recruiter, you’ll own hiring end-to-end:

Sourcing & Outreach

  1. Find and engage engineers in Turkey and Eastern Europe
  2. Tap into communities, referrals, hidden networks — beyond LinkedIn cold outreach
  3. Build scalable sourcing systems (pipelines, templates, strategies)

Screening & Qualification

  1. Conduct initial recruiter interviews
  2. Qualify for independence, competence, and problem solving ability
  3. Filter out candidates who need excessive guidance or are not pragmatic

Process & Hiring Engine

  1. Improve and operationalize our hiring process
  2. Manage candidate funnel and follow-ups
  3. Coordinate trial tasks and feedback loops
  4. Keep candidates warm and moving fast

Partnership with Founders

  1. Work directly with founders
  2. Give clear market feedback (compensation ranges, availability, competitive landscape)
  3. Help shape role definitions and hiring strategy

What Success Looks Like (First 60 Days)

✅ Backend engineer pipeline built + consistently active

✅ At least 3–5 high-quality candidates moving weekly

✅ Strong sourcing channels identified for Turkey & Eastern Europe

✅ Hiring velocity improves significantly (less founder time spent recruiting)

✅ Multiple hires closed

Requirements

  1. 2+ years recruiting technical roles (backend / software engineers)
  2. Proven ability to source hard-to-find talent
  3. Strong understanding of backend engineering profiles (Python, web backend)
  4. Comfortable working in fast-paced startup environments
  5. High ownership: you operate like a founder in hiring

Bonus Points

  1. Existing network in Turkey / Eastern Europe engineering talent
  2. Experience recruiting AI/ML engineers or agentic system engineers
  3. Previously recruited for early-stage startups (pre-seed to Series A)
  4. Ability to write compelling outreach that gets replies

How to Apply

Send:

  1. a short note about your background
  2. 1–2 examples of hard roles you’ve filled
  3. where you typically source top engineering talent
  4. (optional) your preferred comp structure and availability


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