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Technical Recruiter

Salient · SF Headquarters · On-site

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About Salient

Salient automates collections, servicing, regulatory audit, insurance claims, and dispute resolution for consumer lenders. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.

About the role

Own full-cycle recruiting across technical roles from sourcing, screening, coordinating, and closing. Proactively source and engage engineering and technical talent (software, AI/ML, infrastructure) with high outbound volume.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, startup experience required
  • Proven track record hiring engineers: software, AI/ML, or similar technical roles is non-negotiable
  • High-volume sourcer who can generate outbound pipeline consistently, not just reactively
  • Experience closing skeptical candidates, you know how to sell a vision and move people off the fence
  • Operates well with ambiguity, limited process, and a CEO who is deeply involved in hiring
  • You don't wait to be told what's broken - you fix it
More about this role

Salient builds AI agents for regulated financial services. Our agents automate loan servicing, compliance, collections, recovery, insurance claims, and disputes for banks, captives, and specialty lenders.

Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, with $75M raised in Series A funding

Cash flow positive and profitable, with mid eight figure ARR achieved in under two years

Already serving more than 20% of the auto lending industry

Processing millions of real customer calls and transactions every day

Fully deployed in production with major financial institutions

Actively expanding into new financial services segments

Building together in person in San Francisco

We are deeply integrated with our customers, own the full technology stack, and move quickly to bring modern AI into regulated industries where precision, reliability, and performance matter.

Own full-cycle recruiting across technical roles from sourcing, screening, coordinating, and closing.

Proactively source and engage engineering and technical talent (software, AI/ML, infrastructure) with high outbound volume.

Move candidates through the process fast; we run lean stages and expect speed without sacrificing quality.

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