Senior Technical Recruiter, AI/ML Research

About The Role

Together AI is building the AI Native Cloud — an end-to-end platform for generative AI lifecycle, integrating fast, reliable inference, and model-shaping services with cutting-edge AI cloud infrastructure. We are looking for a seasoned Senior Technical Recruiter to partner closely with AI Research and Engineering leadership to scale world-class research teams across kernels, inference optimization, applied AI and model shaping. This role is ideal for someone who understands the unique dynamics of recruiting top-tier AI researchers and research engineers in a highly competitive market and can operate as a strategic talent partner to technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Partner with executives, research leadership, and hiring managers to define and execute hiring strategies Lead full-cycle recruiting for specialized AI talent, including researchers, research engineers, applied scientists, and ML systems engineers Build and nurture relationships with top AI talent across academia, open-source communities, research labs, and industry networks Drive exceptional candidate experiences from initial engagement through offer close, with a strong focus on relationship building and long-term talent cultivation Provide market intelligence on AI talent trends,

Compensation

, competitive hiring landscapes, and emerging research organizations to influence hiring strategy and organizational planning Collaborate cross-functionally with sourcing, coordination, people operations, and leadership teams to continuously improve recruiting processes and operational excellence Design and refine interview processes tailored for research hiring, including technical evaluations, publication reviews, and research presentation loops

We offer competitive

, startup equity, health insurance, and other

will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Requirements

5+ years of technical recruiting experience at high-growth technology companies, with a proven track record hiring exceptional AI researchers, research engineers, applied scientists, or ML infrastructure talent at leading AI labs, hyper-scale startups, or frontier technology companies Experience recruiting from both industry and academic pipelines, including familiarity with publications, conferences, open-source contributions, and research communities Ability to build trusted partnerships with senior technical leaders and influence hiring decisions through data and market expertise Resourceful, adaptable, and creative in solving recruiting challenges, with comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-growth environments with rapidly evolving priorities and hiring needs Demonstrated ability to design recruiting processes and talent strategies from the ground up for emerging technical organizations Strong execution mindset with the ability to navigate complex searches and close highly competitive candidates in constrained talent markets About Together AI Together AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company. We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society, and together we are on a mission to significantly lower the cost of modern AI systems by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models. We have contributed to leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI, and our team has been behind technological advancement such as FlashAttention, Hyena, FlexGen, and RedPajama.

We invite you to join a passionate group of researchers in our journey in building the next generation AI infrastructure.

Benefits

, as well as flexibility in terms of remote work.

Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role.