Powering 1 billion calls for companies like Amazon Ring, Intuit, ServiceTitan, and New York Life
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Trusted by 1 million developers building the future of voice agents
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Backed by Peak XV, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Y Combinator, and more with $72M raised
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Try talking to Vapi now!
Why We’re Hiring This Role:
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Vapi is approaching 100 employees, and we’re building a world-class Talent Acquisition function from the ground up.
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This isn’t a recruiting role where you inherit mature processes and spend your days moving candidates through an existing machine. You’ll help build that machine.
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We’re looking for an exceptional technical recruiter who wants to own hiring for Engineering end-to-end while helping shape how recruiting operates as Vapi scales. You’ll partner directly with engineering leaders, influence hiring strategy, and play a meaningful role in building one of the strongest engineering teams in AI.
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If you thrive in ambiguity, enjoy solving hard hiring problems, and want genuine ownership instead of just managing requisitions, you’ll love this role.
What You’ll Do:
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30 Day:
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Learn Vapi’s engineering organization, interview philosophy, and hiring bar.
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Build trusted relationships with Engineering leaders and hiring managers.
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Take ownership of your initial portfolio of technical searches.
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Develop a deep understanding of your hiring funnels, identifying where candidates enter, where they drop off, and what needs to improve.
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60 Day:
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Independently run full-cycle recruiting across your engineering portfolio.
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Build high-quality pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, networking, and creative talent strategies—not simply relying on inbound applicants.
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Partner with hiring managers to refine job definitions, interview design, and scorecards.
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Lead candidate management through offer, including compensation discussions and closing.
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90 Day:
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Consistently deliver exceptional engineering hires while maintaining a high hiring bar.
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Bring meaningful market intelligence and recruiting insights back to leadership to improve hiring across the organization.
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Become a trusted advisor to hiring managers rather than simply an execution partner.
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Deliver a candidate experience that reflects the quality, speed, and ambition of Vapi.
Who You Are:
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We’re less interested in checking boxes than finding someone who consistently delivers exceptional hiring outcomes.
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You likely have:
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4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with significant ownership of technical and engineering hiring.
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Experience scaling an early-stage or hyper-growth technology company where hiring velocity mattered.
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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.
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Excellent partnership skills with engineering leaders, executives, and candidates alike.
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Exceptional organization and operational discipline—your pipelines, communication, and ATS hygiene are consistently excellent.
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High agency. You identify problems, propose solutions, and improve systems without waiting for permission.
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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.
How We Work:
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Build something worthy of love
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Craft matters. We aim to build products and experiences customers genuinely love, not just tolerate.
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Commit and follow through
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We finish what we start and build trust by being people others can count on.
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Why not today?
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We value urgency and momentum. The fastest path to customer value usually wins.
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Seek raw input
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We go directly to customers, data, and teammates instead of relying on summaries or assumptions.
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It’s our problem
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We operate as one team. We share credit, own mistakes together, and support each other when things get hard.
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Be direct and kind
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We give feedback clearly, respectfully, and without delay.
Why Vapi:
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Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business
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Ownership culture: Many of us are previous founders
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Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians
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Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A
What We Offer:
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Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership
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Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans
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Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites
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Flexible time off: take what you need
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More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget