Senior HR Generalist and Recruiter

Company description:

We are a software company that helps technical and non-technical stakeholders deliver strong software while respecting the craft of engineering. We provide a codebase scanning and technical due diligence service used by a large number of companies to assess code health and support decision-making for technology leadership and executive teams. We are now building a next-generation, AI-native SaaS product that connects to code and product workflow tools to keep roadmaps on track. We do not yet have a dedicated HR function. You would be building it.

What this role looks like:

Recruiting

• Own the full pipeline for engineering hires, from sourcing through offer
• Proactively find and engage senior engineering talent suited for an earlier-stage environment
• Manage relationships with external recruiting partners and vendors
• Maintain and optimize our applicant tracking system so it supports hiring instead of slowing it down
• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates and deliver a thoughtful, high-touch candidate experience

People Operations

• Be the first point of contact for employee questions (benefits, policies, how things work)
• Build foundational HR systems and processes from scratch (onboarding, offboarding, handbook, performance cycles)
• Support a healthy remote-first culture across a distributed team
• Partner with finance on compensation and benefits planning
• Track and report key people metrics to ensure hiring and employee support are improving over time

Process Improvement

• Identify broken workflows and fix them quickly
• Implement tools (including AI-enabled tools) that save time and improve quality
• Diagnose funnel drop-off points and improve conversion without lowering the bar

What you need to be good at

Non-negotiable

• Experience recruiting in fast-moving software environments (startup experience strongly preferred)
• Ability to source engineers across multiple channels (LinkedIn, communities, networks, and beyond)
• Excellent written communication and candidate-facing professionalism
• Strong operational rigor and organization
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight
• Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a growing company

Strong preference

• Experience with a modern ATS and the ability to implement or improve hiring workflows quickly
• Experience building HR and people operations processes from scratch
• Comfort using AI tools in day-to-day work to improve speed and quality

The hard parts

• Rapid growth with high standards and real pressure
• Building core HR infrastructure while hiring continues at pace
• Coordinating across time zones on a globally distributed team
• Delivering rejections thoughtfully and professionally when candidates are not a fit

Why it’s worth it

• Build the HR function from zero with real ownership and autonomy
• Direct impact on company outcomes through the team you build
• Flat structure and low bureaucracy with room to execute on ideas quickly
• A profitable core business funding a new SaaS product, creating a compelling stage of growth

Why this role matters

As the first dedicated HR leader, you will shape how the company attracts, supports, and retains talent during an important growth phase. You will define scalable people operations while protecting culture and improving the hiring experience for candidates and employees alike.

Details

• Location: Remote (global)
• Schedule: Meaningful overlap with European and US Eastern time zones
• Compensation: Competitive salary (discussed during process)
• Perks: Remote work stipend, language learning support, and genuine flexibility