Principal Technical Recruiter

About the role

The Principal Technical Recruiter will be responsible for full-cycle technical recruiting for key roles at MrBeast, including software engineering, data science, machine learning, product, and technical operations. Reporting to the VP, Talent Acquisition and Technology, this role requires a deep understanding of technical needs and the ability to navigate complex hiring processes.

Responsibilities

• Own Technical Hiring End-to-End
• Lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering, data science, ML, product, and technical operations roles
• Partner with hiring managers and technical leads to define what "great" looks like for each role
• Design and run tight, well-structured interview processes that assess both technical depth and the judgment required to thrive here
• Close candidates by clearly articulating the scale, ownership, and unique impact of what we're building
• Proactively source engineers, data scientists, and technical PMs using advanced sourcing techniques
• Build pipelines for roles that require both technical rigor and the ability to operate in a fast-moving, creative organization
• Identify talent before they're looking
• Balance speed, quality, and culture alignment as the company's technical direction continues to evolve
• Develop and improve technical interview frameworks, assessment approaches, and hiring rubrics as teams grow
• Use data, pattern recognition, and sound judgment to continuously raise the bar — and help others do the same
• Help build a recruiting function that can scale with the company's technical ambitions

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally within high-growth tech companies, media tech, or startups scaling engineering teams
• A strong track record of hiring senior engineers, data scientists, ML practitioners, and technical product managers in competitive markets
• Exceptional technical sourcing skills — fluent in GitHub, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean, and non-traditional sourcing strategies for hard-to-find profiles
• Credentialed conversations with engineers about their work, assessing role-fit signals, and evaluating candidate quality beyond a resume
• Comfort with ambiguity, fast-changing priorities, and leaders who think big and move fast
• Clear communicator, strong closer, and someone who takes real pride in the caliber of the teams they help build
• Genuine curiosity about creator platforms, content technology, audience-scale products, and building things people actually care about

Qualifications

• Technical literacy to have credible conversations with engineers about their work
• Strong instincts for talent, potential, and cultural alignment and not just credentials and tenure
• Clear communication and closing skills
• Passion for entertainment and storytelling at global scale

Skills

• Advanced sourcing techniques for technical talent
• Ability to navigate complex hiring processes
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
• Company-provided technology package
• Relocation assistance where applicable, including travel and company-provided housing for the first 90 days