Sr. Technical Recruiter - Contract

Our ideal candidate is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, while other locations are also considered.

About Tessera Labs

Tessera Labs is redefining how enterprises adopt and operationalize Artificial Intelligence. Backed by Foundation Capital and with a recent $60M Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, we build multi-agent AI systems that can automate complex business workflows across platforms like SAP, Salesforce, Workday, Snowflake, MuleSoft, and more.

Our mission: Bring real AI automation to the enterprise — with speed, precision, and measurable impact. We move fast, operate with extreme ownership, and build at the frontier of applied AI.

Tessera Labs is an AI-driven technology company scaling rapidly—and we’re hiring a Contract Senior Technical Recruiter to own Engineering hiring end to end.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in startup environments, loves full-cycle recruiting, and knows how to partner with hiring managers to deliver top talent in competitive tech markets.

What You’ll Do:

• Own full-cycle recruiting for Engineering (Forward Deployed Engineers "FDE", Technical Project Managers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers, Cloud Infrastructure, Sales Enablement, Platform, Frontend and Backend)

• Partner closely with hiring managers to define hiring needs and priorities

• Source, engage, and close high-quality candidates in tech and AI markets

• Manage pipelines, interviews, offers, and candidate experience

• Attend local recruiting events for in-person sourcing

• Planning of in-house recruiting events

• Use data and insights to drive hiring outcomes and improve processes

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of recruiting experience in tech and/or startup environments

• Proven success hiring Engineering talent

• Strong sourcing and stakeholder partnership skills

• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth settings

• Experience using Ashby ATS preferred

Why Tessera Labs:

• High-impact role at a growing AI startup

• Autonomy and ownership

• Competitive compensation + equity + benefits + perks

• Remote-friendly, collaborative team