Job Description
About LiveKit
LiveKit is building the infrastructure layer for the voice-driven era of computing. Our platform gives developers everything they need to build, test, deploy, scale, and observe agents in production. Founded in 2021, LiveKit powers voice AI applications for OpenAI, xAI, Salesforce, Coursera, Spotify, and thousands of others, collectively facilitating billions of calls each year.
About This Role
A lot of technical recruiting jobs at startups are a sprint: a big hiring push, a pile of reqs, then a hiring freeze and a reorg. This isn't that. Our engineering hiring is steady and it's going to stay that way, so we want someone who'd rather go deep with a handful of engineering teams than churn through whatever's on fire this week. The tradeoff: you'll be expected to actually understand what you're hiring for and how your work impacts the business overall. You'll be a Talent Business Partner to the LiveKit team.
You'll thrive as a Senior Technical Recruiter if you
- are known as the go-to person for tackling tough problems
- are focused on polish, detail and quality
- are a fast learner, frequently picking up new tips, tricks, and skills
The best way to impress us is with thoughtful ways you'd implement AI in the recruiting process 😊
What You'll Do
- Own 8-10 engineering and technical searches end to end, from kickoff to signed offer
- Partner with engineering hiring managers on what the role really needs, and push back when the requirements don't match the market
- Source hard: find the infra, backend, SDK, and AI engineers who aren't looking, and give them a reason to talk to us
- Understand what candidates are motivated by and create a strategy to get them there
- Build pipelines for the roles we hire for again and again, so new reqs don't start from zero
- Run an honest, authentic and clear process emphasizing candidate experience that people talk about, even the ones we don't hire
- Help build the systems the Talent team runs on, from sourcing playbooks to interview kits
Who You Are
- 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting, mostly in-house
- You've owned senior and staff-level engineering searches and closed them
- You can hold a real conversation with an engineer about their work
- You source proactively and know how to build and sustain a strong bench.
- You've recruited for infrastructure, developer tools, open source, or AI companies
- You've built or rebuilt a recruiting process from scratch
- You know how to win top talent, even when competing against offers from big tech.
Nice to Have
- You've used Ashby and Gem (or have strong opinions about the tools you did use)
- Are Located in San Francisco
- Have a degree or certificate in computer science
- Have experience with executive recruiting
Our Commitment to You
- An opportunity to build something truly impactful to the world
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible vacation policy
How to apply
The Apply button opens LiveKit's own application page in a new browser tab — applying is free, and this board never sits between you and the employer: no middleman, no form of ours to fill first.
This posting runs on Ashby, the applicant tracking system behind LiveKit's job board — the form you'll see lives at jobs.ashbyhq.com. It asks for the basics first: your name, email, and a résumé/CV upload. After that come the custom questions this employer wrote for the role — Ashby lets each team tailor its application, and some postings add a short questionnaire on top, so set aside a few quiet minutes rather than a thirty-second sprint. Because the questions change per role, re-read the requirements above before you start typing; answers that echo the exact skills the listing names are the ones that survive screening. Two practical notes: apply promptly while the posting is verified live, since teams close applications once a role fills, and use one email address for the application so your details stay under one identity.
Before you start
Salary context
The listed range of $150k to $200k a year sits about 10% above the board-wide median for Human Resources roles on this board.
That median is $137,500 to $185,000 a year, based on 26 live listings where the employer publishes an annual USD range — the same rules as the board's salary report.
The parsed benefits on this listing include Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Stock Options / Equity — equity is among them, so total compensation can extend beyond this base range.
Quick answers
- Is this job still open?
- Yes. Listings on this board are re-verified 4 times a day and auto-expire 45 days after posting — if this page is visible, the role was open at the last check.
- Where does the Apply button go?
- Straight to LiveKit's own application page — never a middleman. Every listing here comes from the employer's own job board, so the Apply button simply opens their page in a new tab.
- Does it require experience?
- The employer tags this role as senior level — the requirements above spell out what that means in practice.
- Is the salary listed?
- Yes — the employer publishes an annual range for this role: $150k to $200k.
