Talent Engineer (Recruitment Automation & AI)

Mission: Stop Just Building Products. Start Engineering the Team That Builds Them. Are you a developer who believes the traditional hiring process is broken? Are you frustrated by recruiters who don't understand your work? At AVM, we believe that hiring the best engineers is an engineering problem in itself. We’re not looking for a "recruiter." We’re looking for a Software Engineer (with 3+ years of experience) who wants to apply their technical skills to a new, high-impact challenge: building the most efficient, fair, and intelligent hiring machine on the planet. This is your chance to stop just using tools and start building the systems that find and attract elite technical talent. You won't just be in the process; you will own, automate, and revolutionize it. Why This Isn't a Typical "Recruiter" Job This is a hybrid role that's 50% engineering and 50% people. You are, first and foremost, a technical problem-solver. • You won't just use our ATS (Applicant Tracking System); you'll actively develop it. You'll be, contributing code and logic to improve our internal models for candidate matching, skill assessment, and bias reduction. • You will automate the mundane. See a repetitive task? Script it. See a data bottleneck? Build an API integration for it. You’ll use Python/JavaScript/Go to build tools that make our entire talent acquisition process smarter and faster. • You're a peer, not a salesperson. When you talk to a Senior Backend Engineer, you're not reading from a script. You're having a deep, technical conversation—developer to developer. You'll be the first technical gatekeeper, earning trust and credibility instantly. What You'll Do: Engineer Our Hiring Engine The Engineering & Automation (50%): • Develop & Deploy: Write, test, and deploy scripts (Python, JavaScript, etc.) to automate sourcing, screening, and scheduling. • Contribute to AI: Partner directly with our core engineering team to design, test, and refine AI models within our ATS. Your insights will directly impact how we identify "high-potential" candidates from vast data sets. • Data Analysis: Dig into hiring metrics. Build dashboards. Find the bottlenecks (e.g., "Why do candidates drop off after the system design round?") and propose technical or process-based solutions. • Tooling & Integration: Manage and integrate our entire recruiting tech stack (ATS, sourcing tools, assessment platforms) via APIs to create a seamless, data-driven workflow. The People & Strategy (50%): • Technical First-Contact: Act as the first technical ambassador for AVM. Conduct initial, in-depth technical discussions with candidates to assess their skills, motivations, and cultural fit. • Strategic Partner: You'll be the Engineering Manager's best friend. You’ll understand their roadmap, help them define exactly what they need (not just what they ask for), and build a pipeline of talent to meet those goals. • Own the Experience: Ensure every candidate, whether hired or not, has a positive, respectful, and efficient experience that reflects our engineering culture. What We're Looking For (The Requirements) This is a developer role, and we'll interview you as one. • 3+ years of hands-on software development experience (e.g., Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, C#, etc.). • Strong CS fundamentals: You must be able to confidently discuss data structures, algorithms, and system design. • A "builder" mindset: You're excited by the idea of building internal tools, working with APIs, and automating workflows. • High Empathy & EQ: You're a strong communicator who genuinely enjoys talking to other engineers and helping them grow their careers. • Curiosity in AI/ML: You don't need to be an ML expert, but you should be excited about the potential of using AI in a practical, ethical way to improve recruitment. Bonus Points (Nice to Haves): • Experience building internal tools or automation scripts. • Previous experience conducting technical interviews or mentoring junior developers. • Familiarity with ATS platforms (like Greenhouse, Lever) or HR tech APIs. Why You'll Love It Here • Massive Impact: Hiring is the #1 lever for any company's success. You will be at the absolute center of our growth. • A Truly Unique Role: This is not a pivot away from tech. It's a pivot into the tech of building world-class teams. You'll keep your coding skills sharp while developing new ones in data analysis, AI, and human psychology. • Solve Complex Problems: How do you find a needle-in-a-haystack developer? How do you remove bias from an interview process? These are the fascinating, complex challenges you'll get to solve. Think you have the technical chops and the human-centric mindset to build our future? Apply now.