Generalist Recruiter

Second Front Systems is seeking a metric-driven, high-agency, detail-obsessed Generalist Recruiter to strengthen our talent acquisition function across engineering, ops, growth, mission success, and sales. Operating at the seam between commercial software talent and mission-driven defense work, you will source, screen, and place candidates who meet both the technical bar and the mission-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Source high-signal candidates across Engineering, Ops, Growth, Mission Success, and Sales through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and passive outreach
• Govern 8–15 concurrent requisitions end-to-end from intake through offer close, preventing pipeline stagnation on any single req
• Synchronize with hiring managers across functions to define role requirements, calibrate candidate standards, and maintain tight feedback loops
• Architect Ashby as your system of record, keeping pipelines, stages, and candidate data clean and current
• Orchestrate candidate experience that holds top talent engaged through every interview round and maintains responsiveness
• Mitigate cultural misalignment by representing 2F's mission authentically at every candidate touchpoint from initial outreach through final offer
• Assess hiring manager specs into sourcing Boolean and screening rubrics, catching over-specification early and pushing back on unrealistic timelines before pipeline risk compounds
• Synchronize feedback loops across concurrent searches — consolidating hiring manager input, candidate signals, and market intelligence into weekly pipeline decisions that keep offers moving and prevent late-stage drop-off

Requirements

• 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience owning concurrent searches across technical and commercial functions
• Hands-on fluency with Ashby or comparable ATS — pipeline configuration, reporting, and workflow automation, not data entry
• Recruiting experience across Engineering, Ops, Growth, Mission Success, and Sales — vocabulary and evaluation criteria shift with the role
• Closer's instinct — reads candidate motivation, negotiates offers confidently, identifies late-stage drop-off risk
• Metrics-driven approach — tracks time-to-fill, source yield, offer-acceptance rate and adjusts search strategy in real time, not post-mortem
• Extend and negotiate offers, partnering with compensation/HR as needed to close candidates
• Startup or high-growth company experience — comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and building as you go rather than following an established playbook
• Familiarity with niche or cleared talent pools (e.g., security clearance requirements, specialized technical skill sets)

Candidates must reside in one of our approved hiring hubs: DC/Maryland/Virginia, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC, Denver/Colorado Springs, CO, or Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.

Pay

The base salary for this position will fall between $100,000 and $115,000. Your ultimate compensation will be determined by professional background, technical proficiency, seniority, and regional cost factors. This opportunity includes potential eligibility for equity awards and discretionary bonuses.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) with a 3% company contribution
• Comprehensive wellness benefits, including a One Medical membership, mental health resources, family planning support, and more
• Equity incentive plan
• New hire technology and home office stipend
• Annual professional development stipend
• Flexible paid time off, plus all federal holidays
• Generous parental leave
• Flexible remote work opportunities
• Employee referral bonus program

About Us

Second Front Systems (2F) is a public-benefit software company powering software for the free world. We eliminate the friction that slows innovation, enabling faster, more secure development and deployment of software across government and regulated networks. Built by national security veterans and backed by top-tier venture capital, our platform is trusted by the world’s leading organizations to cut deployment timelines from years to weeks. We move fast, solve hard problems, and deliver trusted capabilities where they’re needed most.