Technical Recruiter (Founding Team)

Pallet

Actively Hiring

Streamlining logistics back-office work with AI

Top 10% of responders

Pallet is in the top 10% of companies in terms of response time to applications

Responds within two weeks

Based on past data, Pallet usually responds to incoming applications within two weeks

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Technical Recruiter (Founding Team)

$165k – $220k

San Francisco

Full Time

Posted: today Recruiter recently active

Job Location

San Francisco

Visa Sponsorship Not Available

RelocationNot Allowed

Hiring contact

Grace Turner

Talent and People Lead • 3 years

San Francisco

About the job

About Pallet

Pallet is building AI Agents to transform logistics — a $12 trillion global industry. We’ve raised $50M from top investors including General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. In under two years, we’ve achieved 700% revenue growth and are just getting started.

Our mission is to increase the efficiency of the global supply chain by automating the manual workflows that slow logistics teams down — from scheduling and appointment setting to data entry and load management. Our flagship platform provides end-to-end visibility, control, and optimization, while our newest product, CoPallet, introduces AI Agents that can understand and execute requests in real time, and integrate directly with customer systems.

As logistics providers look to generative AI to drive efficiency, many are turning to Pallet to lead the way. With deep industry expertise and cutting-edge AI capabilities, we’re positioned to build the next $10B company in logistics.

Join us and work alongside leaders from Google, DoorDash, YC, and more to shape the future of logistics tech.

About the Opportunity:

Pallet is hiring our first Lead Technical Recruiter, a high-impact IC role with true ownership over how we build our engineering organization.

As we scale from ~100 to 200+ employees, engineering hiring is one of the most critical levers in the business. This role will own technical recruiting end-to-end — partnering closely with our Head of Talent, engineering leadership, and founders to hire across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML roles.

This is not a support function. Recruiting at Pallet is a strategic partner to the business. You’ll be embedded with engineering leadership, deeply understand our product and technical roadmap, and play a direct role in shaping the team that builds our AI agents. The impact of this role will be immediate, visible, and long-lasting.

Why this Role is Different:

• True 0→1 ownership at a company that takes hiring seriously. You’ll be the first dedicated Senior Technical Recruiter at Pallet, with real influence and partnership — recruiting is treated as a core business function, not a support role.
• High-bar, white-glove technical hiring. Deep ownership, and strong trust with engineering leadership and senior candidates. This role is optimized for judgment and quality, not volume.
• Hands-on ownership, not resource constrained. You’ll personally source and close top engineering talent, with budget for modern recruiting tools, selective agency support, and light shared sourcing resources available as needed.
• Career-defining impact at a Series B AI company. You’ll help set the foundation for technical recruiting as Pallet scales, with meaningful equity upside, a strong engineering brand already in place, and the opportunity to shape what great looks like long-term.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Own and close senior, high-bar engineering roles across Product, Platform, FDE, and AI/ML in competitive SF / NYC markets.
• Make your first hire within ~45 days and sustain ~2 high-quality engineering hires per month thereafter.
• Run end-to-end searches: scoping ambiguous roles, sourcing, pipeline management, interview coordination, and closing.
• Protect and scale Pallet’s technical hiring bar through high-signal screening, thoughtful debriefs, and pushback when quality is slipping.
• Build trust with senior engineering candidates through a white-glove candidate experience and calm, credible selling.
• Diagnose pipeline or close issues using data and candidate feedback, and adapt strategy in real time.
• Act as a true partner to engineering leadership — bringing structure, judgment, and clarity without needing hand-holding.
• Increase leverage across the technical recruiting system while remaining hands-on — personally sourcing for hard roles, partnering effectively with sourcers, and strengthening referral quality and conversion.

Preferred Experience:

• 5–10+ years of recruiting experience, with 3+ years owning senior technical roles end-to-end.
• Proven experience hiring: Senior Software Engineers, Platform / Infra / SRE Engineers, ML- or data-adjacent roles bonus if you’ve also hired: Product Managers, Designers etc.
• Track record of closing senior engineers in competitive markets.
• Experience operating in high-bar, founder-led or early-stage environments.
• Strong technical recruiting judgment — able to spot misalignment early and maintain a low false-positive rate.
• Calm, credible communicator who can sell Pallet to engineers without hype.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, high ownership, and accountability for outcomes.
• Low ego, collaborative, and motivated by impact rather than process for process’s sake.

Our Recruiting Stack:

• Greenhouse for ATS
• Juicebox, Covey, LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn InMails (400 a month), Clay
• Grammarly Pro, for polished writing
• Brighthire for call recordings and Granola/Wispr for note-taking
• Modern Loop for easy scheduling
• Calendly, Notion, GSuite, Slack, etc
• Claude AI Recruiting Brain: we have Greenhouse, ModernLoop and Brighthire connected so you can build your own recruiting solutions

Interview Process:

• Chat with Grace, Head of Talent- 30 mins
• Short Take Home Assignment - 2-3 days to complete
• Final Interviews - ~ 3 hours of interviews at our office in SF

We move fast, and we’ll keep you informed at every stage of the process.

Location

As a small, early-stage team building from 0→1, we value in-person collaboration. This role is based in our San Francisco office, and we typically work from the office five days a week. That said, we’re pragmatic — flexibility is available on days with heavy calls or as needed over time. Relocation assistance can be provided for candidates interested in moving to San Francisco.

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $165,000-$220,000, depending on experience and skill set. In addition to cash compensation, we offer competitive equity, benefits, and meaningful opportunities for growth. Final compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Pallet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About the company

Pallet

Actively Hiring

Streamlining logistics back-office work with AI51-200 Employees

San Francisco

51-200

Software Development

Logistics

Logistics Software

Logistics / Transportation / Shipping

Top 10% of responders

Pallet is in the top 10% of companies in terms of response time to applications

Responds within two weeks

Based on past data, Pallet usually responds to incoming applications within two weeks

B2B

Early Stage

Startup in initial stages

Top Investors

This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors

Growing fast

Showed strong hiring growth in the past month

Employees joined from

Amazon

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Athelas

General Task

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Funding

AMOUNT RAISED

$48M

FUNDED OVER

2 rounds

Rounds

B

Series B - May 2025+1

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Perks

Health care options

Vision and Dental Insurance

Life Insurance and Accidental Insurance

Short-Term Disability Coverage

401k option; helping you save for the future

Generous Equity

Remote office home stipend

Unlimited PTO

Company Sponsored Lunches and Dinners

Commuter benefits if you live in SF

Fully covered Uber ride home if you ever have to work late in the office

Yearly learning and development stipend

Annual Company Offsites; our last one was in Sonoma Wine Country

Generous salary and equity for all staff

Monthly happy hours; our last one was a Golden Gate Park BBQ

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