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Job description
About us
Gimlet is building the first multi-silicon neocloud designed for fast, efficient AI inference.
We combine large-scale compute infrastructure with an execution platform that partitions AI workloads and maps each stage to the hardware best suited to run it.
We work with foundation labs, hyperscalers, and AI-native companies, giving our team access to technical problems spanning frontier models, production infrastructure, and emerging hardware.
About the role
Gimlet Labs is hiring a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to build the teams that will define our core infrastructure.
At Gimlet, we believe every hire changes the company. As an early stage company, talent density matters more than headcount. Every person we hire influences our culture, our standards, and our future hiring bar.
This role is an opportunity to help assemble the strongest group of engineers who will define the future of AI infrastructure.
You will focus on some of the hardest to hire profiles in the industry: kernel, compiler, and low-level systems engineer. You are expected to operate with deep domain understanding and high ownership.
You will partner directly with founders and engineering leadership to identify, engage, and recruit exceptional talent in niche and highly competitive markets. Success in this role requires strong technical intuition, disciplined execution, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining a consistently high hiring bar.
We review recruiting as a company-building function and expect recruiters to operate as a strategic partners, not process managers.
What you will work on
You will partner with founders and engineering leaders to define success, shape hiring strategy, identify exceptional talent, and help candidates develop conviction in Gimlet's mission.
You will develop a clear understanding of role requirements and translate them into targeted sourcing and evaluation strategies and then go and identify and engage top talent through direct sourcing, network development, and market mapping
You will build and maintain high-quality pipelines for niche technical areas with limited candidate supply. Run efficient, high-signal interview processes in partnership with engineering leadership
Advise hiring managers on talent market dynamics, candidate quality, and closing strategies
Drive urgency and accountability across the hiring process without compromising bar
Continuously improve recruiting processes to increase signal, speed, and consistency
You may be a good fit if
5+ years of experience in technical recruiting, with a strong track record of hiring for highly specialized engineering roles
Direct experience hiring for kernel, compiler, or similarly low-level systems roles
Deep understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and the ability to assess technical profiles at a high level
Proven ability to identify, engage, and recruit exceptional passive candidates in competitive and niche talent markets
Strong stakeholder management skills and experience partnering with senior technical leaders
Excellent communication, organization, and execution skills
Ability to operate independently and drive results in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
Strong candidates may also have
The strongest candidates are deeply curious about technology, naturally relationship-oriented, and energized by building.
They care about talent density.
They believe exceptional teams create exceptional companies.
They are comfortable in operating in ambiguity and are motivated by the opportunity to help shape a company, not simply support one.
Experience hiring for AI infrastructure, distributed systems, or high-performance computing roles
Background working in high-growth startups or deeply technical organizations
Track record of building or scaling recruiting functions or processes
Strong network within systems, compiler, or adjacent low-level engineering communities
Why join now?
Gimlet is expanding from its core technology into a production neocloud spanning new hardware, customers, and data centers.
Solve hard problems.
Own meaningful work.
Build for production.
Help define what’s next.
Agency Policy: Gimlet Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted without a signed agreement will be considered the property of Gimlet Labs, and no fees will be paid.
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Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
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