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