Technical Recruiter

About Northslope

The generational companies of the next century will run on mission-specific AI software that compounds their competitive advantage, not commoditized SaaS. We purpose-build production AI applications that enable our customers to operate at the speed, scale, and margins of an enterprise software company, in any industry.

We're building something fundamentally different: software that's as adaptable as the businesses it serves, created by engineers who understand both code and customers.

You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for Forward Deployed Engineers — customer-facing software engineers who solve complex business problems across industries. These aren't your typical backend developers. Our FDEs combine strong technical skills with the ability to understand customer needs, architect solutions on the fly, and deploy AI applications that transform how businesses operate.

This year, our recruiting team will hire approximately ~100 Forward Deployed Engineers as we scale. You’ll be responsible for a significant portion of that hiring, working as an individual contributor on an existing recruiting team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partnering directly with our Founder/CEO and leadership team to understand hiring needs and business priorities

• Building and managing pipelines of exceptional engineering talent who thrive in customer-facing, ambiguous environments

• Crafting sourcing strategies that go beyond Linked In — finding engineers in non-traditional places who have the right mindset, not just the right resume

• Owning the candidate experience from first outreach through offer acceptance and onboarding

• Designing and refining our interview process to better assess for the qualities that make FDEs successful at Northslope

• Using data and metrics to understand what's working, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve our recruiting efficiency

• Selling candidates on our mission and helping them understand why building custom AI applications is more exciting than working on generic SaaS products

You’ll work in a hybrid model with the autonomy to structure your time in whatever way makes you most effective.

We need someone who can recruit engineers who don’t fit traditional molds—because we’re not looking for traditional engineers. The ideal candidate brings:

• 2+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a strong preference for candidates who’ve been part of a startup’s journey from early stage to high-growth

• Proven ability to hire software engineers in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where the playbook is still being written

• Experience building trusted partnerships with hiring managers, where you’re seen as a strategic advisor who challenges assumptions and improves outcomes, not just someone who sources resumes

• A track record of creative sourcing — you know how to find talent that others miss and aren’t afraid to try unconventional approaches

• Strong instincts for assessing technical talent beyond credentials, particularly the ability to identify engineers who can navigate ambiguity and communicate effectively with customers

• Data-driven mindset with experience using recruiting metrics to diagnose problems and drive improvements

• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to articulate a compelling vision to skeptical or passive candidates

• Comfort with technology-agnostic recruiting — you’re not fazed when candidates don’t fit neat boxes, and you understand that mindset matters more than specific languages or frameworks

• Excitement about doing whatever it takes to close great candidates, whether that means creative outreach, rapid interview coordination, attending events or hiring surges.

• Experience recruiting for customer-facing technical roles like consulting engineers, forward deployed engineers, solutions architects, or technical account managers

• Background at a company that builds custom software or takes a consulting approach to product development

• Familiarity with Ashby (our ATS), Bright Hire, or Notion

• Experience hiring across different experience levels, from new grads to senior engineers

• Competitive base salary +…