We are looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to join our team and play a critical role in scaling our world-class Engineering organization. This individual will serve as a strategic partner to hiring managers, driving full-cycle recruitment while identifying top-tier technical talent for highly competitive and hard-to-fill roles. We hold a high bar for talent at Descript and are looking for a recruiter who is energized by this challenge—someone who seeks out excellence, champions quality over quantity, and understands the long-term impact of every hire. Beyond sourcing and hiring, you'll help shape and elevate how we hire: refining processes, advocating for the candidate experience, and ensuring our practices are inclusive, efficient, and forward-thinking. You'll be joining a deeply collaborative, mission-driven team, and we're looking for someone who is not just a recruiter, but also a culture builder—someone who leads with empathy, fosters belonging, and is a true team player who lifts others up. ### Job Responsibilities * Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders, deeply understanding their hiring needs and aligning on recruiting strategies that attract and close top talent. * Own the full-cycle recruitment process: from sourcing and screening through offers, negotiation, and onboarding. * Drive innovative and creative sourcing strategies to build a pipeline of highly qualified, diverse candidates. * Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to ensure a cohesive and equitable hiring process. * Champion a high-touch candidate experience, treating every interaction as a reflection of our brand and values. * Continuously improve our recruiting practices, tools, and workflows, using data and feedback to inform decisions. * Uphold and raise our talent bar—consistently pushing for rigor, fairness, and thoughtfulness in every hiring decision. * Actively contribute to the culture and cohesion of the recruiting team—sharing knowledge, offering support, and celebrating wins together. ### Qualifications * 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, preferably in fast-paced, high-growth environments. * Demonstrated success in hiring for complex technical roles with high hiring standards. * Excellent communication and influencing skills—you know how to navigate relationships with senior stakeholders and push for the best outcome. * Passionate about delivering a remarkable candidate and hiring manager experience. * A strong sense of ownership—you drive processes forward, see challenges as opportunities, and follow through on commitments. * Experience using Greenhouse and sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter; familiarity with ModernLoop is a plus. * A thoughtful team contributor who thrives in collaborative settings and cares about building an inclusive, supportive culture. * Based in or near the San Francisco Bay Area and willing to work from our office on a regular basis. The base salary range for this role is $150,000 - $190,000. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, and location, and they may vary from the amount above. About Descript ------------------ Descript is building a simple, intuitive, fully-powered editing tool for video and audio — an editing tool built for the age of AI. We are a team of 150 — with a proven CEO and the backing of some of the world's greatest investors (OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital). Descript is the special company that's in possession of both product market fit and the raw materials (passionate user community, great product, large market) for growth, but is still early enough that each new employee has a measurable influence on the direction of the company. Benefits include a generous healthcare package, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time. Our headquarters are located in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We're looking to hire people who are local and able to join us at the office when needed. We're flexible, and you're an adult—we don't expect or mandate that you're in the office every day. But we do believe there are valuable and serendipitous moments of discovery and collaboration that come from working together in person. Descript is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We believe in actively building a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to better allow our employees, products, and community to thrive.