Talent Acquisition Partner (Engineering) - $1.2bn-valued Frontier AI Scale-up

_Location: Remote (UK or Europe)_Contract Type: Permanent__Compensation: up to c£125,000 + stock options

A category-defining enterprise AI company is looking for its first dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner for Engineering hiring. Founded in late 2024 and already valued at $1.2 billion, this company has raised $200M+ across a seed and Series A round in under 18 months - one of the most compelling AI launches in recent memory.

The founding team comes from one of the world's most respected AI research institutions, and the investor roster reflects the calibre of what's being built: tier one VC's, alongside angel investors who are founders and CEOs of Perplexity and other top technology companies. The company also holds a strategic go-to-market partnership with AWS and has already signed seven-figure contracts with Fortune 100 enterprises - all within its first year of operation.

About the role:

The Talent Acquisition function is in rapid formation, and you’ll be one of the first

dedicated TA Partners on the team. Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, you’ll co-author

the hiring playbook and build a talent proposition with the same ambition as the teams you’ll

partner with.

Areas of impact:

• Own full-cycle recruiting for the Engineering organisation, covering Full-Stack, DevOps, Model Serving, Product Management, and other technical roles across Europe and Israel
• Build deep pipelines of senior engineering talent from top startups, scale-ups, tech companies and AI labs across the UK and EMEA
• Build out all aspects of the talent attraction and engagement playbook for engineering hiring, including sourcing strategy, employer brand, candidate engagement, interview design, and offer process
• Partner with engineering leaders on hiring strategy, role definition, structured interview design, and levelling decisions
• Run high-volume sourcing across LinkedIn, GitHub, Discord communities, and other specialist channels relevant to ML infrastructure and modern web stacks
• Calibrate offers, manage closing conversations, and negotiate complex packages including salary, equity, and relocation
• Work with the Head of Talent Acquisition on hiring forecasts, pipeline reporting, and continuous improvement of interview processes
• Champion an exceptional candidate experience and represent the company mission and technical depth credibly to senior engineers.

What's needed:

• 6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, focused on senior software engineering roles at a high-growth tech, AI, or infrastructure company
• Demonstrated success hiring across Full-Stack, Backend, DevOps / Platform, and ML Infrastructure profiles
• Strong technical literacy, able to speak credibly about distributed systems, model serving, API & Python ecosystems, modern frontend frameworks, and cloud data platforms
• Confident negotiator and closer of senior and experienced hires with a genuine focus on delivering top-tier experience
• Experience working closely with engineering leadership and running structured interview processes
• Comfortable operating remotely across global time zones with excellent written communication.

Location

The team have a large concentration of fully remote employees spread across Europe, the UK, and the US. Their primary objective is hiring the absolute best individual into this role.

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