# Technical Recruiter at Exa

- Company: Exa
- What the company does: Search API for AI agents that need real-time web data, deep research, and structured content from one endpoint. Try our API for free. Backed by Lightspeed, Y Combinator and a16z.
- Company website: https://exa.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $170K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-07
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/exa/a3a77458-67b6-4654-8727-1c1fddebad51
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/exa-technical-recruiter/

## About the role

As a Technical Recruiter at Exa, you’ll work directly with the founders and leadership team to scale our company. This isn’t a standard recruiting job—you’ll be recruiting in the age of AI , using in-house agentic systems built on top of our own search engine to supercharge the process. You’ll not only help build our early, world-class technical team, but also design the recruiting systems that let us scale rapidly.

## What they're looking for

- 2+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles in startups or high-growth tech companies
- Familiarity with SF startup culture—you know how to identify and attract top 1% startup talent
- Strong communication skills—you can tell a compelling story and sell a big vision
- Technical literacy (bonus if you can code or have a technical background). You’re expected to communicate our ongoing engineering projects to technical candidates
- A builder mindset—you want to design recruiting systems, not just run them
- Comfort in a fast-moving, high-growth startup environment

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