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Technical Recruiter

Zenos · San Mateo · United States

Contract
Full time
Occupation
Recruiter

Posted: 8/18/2026 · Last checked: 11/10/2026

Job description

Quoted in full from Zenos's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

About us

Zenos is a highly funded next-gen AI/robotics startup, with strong customer demand. We are delivering AI productivity to the physical world. We’re attacking a trillion dollar market opportunity with a world class team at lightning speed, and having a ton of fun while doing it.

This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, operates independently, and likes working on interesting and varied problems with smart people from places like Google, Amazon, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and Apple. Our founders previously started and sold a successful AI company with a nine figure exit, and our CEO has been an executive at a hyperscale tech company.

Join us early and take on outsized equity ownership. This is a chance to join a top company with a unique strategy to build the next phase of AI - in the physical world. We have a fun, friendly team, and are hiring fast.

We are currently in stealth mode, but excited to launch with major announcements soon.

The role

You would be the founding member of our recruiting team, helping to build the organization from the ground up, and fulfilling a key function that will enable Zenos to grow.

As a Technical Recruiter at Zenos, you will own our primary recruiting funnel end-to-end:

  • Source candidates of unusually high caliber, with specific skillsets and proven track records

  • Own hiring outcomes, continually improving results through the use of metrics and improved processes

  • Build hiring pipelines and talent pools that align with our long-term company strategy

  • Partner with our Engineering team to build a world class team designed to tackle innovative challenges

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of professional experience in top-tier tech companies, especially at an early stage

  • A technical background, allowing for detailed communication with our target candidates

  • (bonus) Experience functioning as a player-coach, building out a recruiting organization while also owning individual work streams

This role will be in-office in San Mateo, CA.

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Middle half: 97,500 – 168,000 USD a year; median 140,000 USD.

From 271 adverts by 145 employers that state a salary, annualised.

How recruiter roles in the United States are worked

2% fully remote · 3% hybrid · 95% do not say

Of 183 adverts. An advert that does not state a work mode is counted as not saying, not as on-site.

New openings in San Mateo, by week

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