Senior Technical Recruiter, Engineering

Job description

At Render, we’re building the modern cloud platform for developers creating AI-native, full-stack, multi-service applications. Our mission is to eliminate the tradeoff between the power of hyperscalers and the simplicity of developer-friendly platforms—so teams can ship fast, scale reliably, and focus on their product, not infrastructure. Unlike complex hyperscalers or ephemeral edge/serverless solutions, Render offers a developer-first experience with persistent compute, dynamic autoscaling, built-in orchestration, and observability, allowing teams to launch, scale, and manage real-world applications without writing infrastructure code or managing servers. Whether you're building LLM-powered applications, scalable SaaS products, or async processing pipelines, Render empowers teams to move fast and scale confidently from MVP to millions of users. Our platform is trusted by over 6.5 million developers worldwide and continues to grow rapidly. In February 2026, we raised an additional $100M in Series C financing, bringing our total funding to $257M, to accelerate our vision of making cloud infrastructure both powerful and intuitive—designed for the speed of modern AI development. We’re a diverse and talented team that values craft, velocity, and user experience. If you’re excited to help shape the future of the intelligent cloud and empower developers everywhere, we’d love to hear from you. APPLYING TO RENDER We're seeking candidates who possess high integrity, humility, and an insatiable drive to learn. Through reasoned discussions and continuous feedback, we strive to improve both individually and collectively. We foster an environment of mutual trust and respect, empowering effective debate to achieve the best outcomes for our customers and team. We especially encourage members of underrepresented groups in the tech community to apply and understand that not all successful candidates will meet each requirement listed. Our interview process is unique to each role, and we value the candidate experience just as much as our customer experience. We hope your conversations with us reflect a thoughtful process that is illuminative, enjoyable, and respectful of your time. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Render, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our organization by attracting and hiring top-tier technical talent. Your impact will extend across the company as you build and refine the hiring engine, ensuring we bring in strong, diverse, and mission-driven individuals who align with our values and growth ambitions. You’ll work collaboratively with teams, guide hiring managers, and provide strategic leadership to meet our ambitious hiring goals. You’ll also have the opportunity to enhance our hiring philosophy, ensuring it remains innovative, effective, and aligned with our values. We’ve built processes that reflect our values, especially “Raise the Quality Bar,” “Reason Clearly, Execute Quickly,” and “Take the Long View.” We see an opportunity to evolve our hiring philosophy to meet ambitious growth targets and distinguish Render’s hiring efforts within the tech community. We're looking for someone to help make this happen! WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build a deep understanding of our business, culture, and hiring needs to provide strategic recruitment support across teams. - Lead the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to offer and close, ensuring a seamless and inclusive experience for candidates and stakeholders. - Partner with hiring managers to define job descriptions, candidate requirements, and develop structured interview processes. - Act as a trusted advisor to hiring teams, offering insights, best practices, and data-driven recommendations to improve hiring outcomes. - Manage executive relationships and provide proactive hiring solutions that align with business goals. - Own sourcing strategies for passive talent pipelines in engineering domains. - Mentor and guide hiring teams on best practices for interviewing, candidate assessment, and decision-making. - Design, implement, and optimize recruitment programs to enhance efficiency, scalability, and the candidate experience. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 7+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience, particularly supporting Engineering roles within early-stage, high-growth tech companies. - Strong data-driven decision-making skills, with the ability to use recruiting metrics to inform strategies. - Proven ability to solve complex hiring challenges, facilitate decision-making, and coach teams. - Experience managing high-impact roles while maintaining effective organization and stakeholder management. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences. - Strong negotiation skills and in-depth knowledge of the talent market. - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage competing priorities. - Experience fostering trust-based relationships with candidates. NICE-TO-HAVES - Extensive knowledge and proven success in technical hiring landscapes, especially in engineering roles. - A solutions-oriented mindset with examples of driving innovative recruiting strategies. - Strong stakeholder management skills, with examples of influencing outcomes and forming trusted partnerships. - A commitment to building inclusive and diverse teams. - Experience conducting market research and competitive intelligence to guide recruiting initiatives. - Comfort operating in gray areas, using data and intuition to navigate ambiguity, and proactively driving the business towards clarity by refining and aligning hiring strategies with team and business goals. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every single requirement, we’d still love to hear from you—your unique experience might be just what we need. BENEFITS - 4 weeks of paid vacation. - 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. We will also work with you to create a supportive plan of return. - Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans. - 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs and HSAs are available as well. - Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health and therapy, hobbies, etc. - Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy. - Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area, and home office stipends for remote Renders. - Continuous learning benefits & related support. This position is generally not eligible for new visa sponsorship. At Render's discretion, the business may sponsor existing visa transfers. Applicants who require sponsorship must receive business authorization. Render is an equal-opportunity employer. We know that employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, product, and community to flourish. We make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional, and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. We encourage all who are interested to apply. We can't wait to hear from you! Render — CCPA Applicant Privacy Notice https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wKr9IejoT5McFrs9I2mahQnf6AFwb3z2/view Render — GDPR Applicant Privacy Notice https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_8jtyXQ1HdRdTdQn9sZ7n-R-zAGBmsFa/view