Full-Time Tech Recruiter

Overview

Application

VidRush is an AI-native video production platform that replaces an entire video team with coordinated AI agents.

Creators turn a simple idea into a fully produced, long-form video—research, script, voiceover, visuals, motion graphics, and rendering—in under an hour. No timelines. No editing headaches. Just intent → finished video.

We’re building a new way to create video that feels more like writing than editing, and we’re already seeing strong traction from serious creators and media teams.

If you’re excited about AI, creator tools, and building category-defining products from first principles, you’ll fit right in.

The Role

We are looking for a high-ownership technical recruiter who can help us scale our engineering team fast — particularly by sourcing and closing impact-driven backend engineers.

We’re not looking for a recruiter who sends volume. We’re looking for someone who can

• consistently find high-quality, autonomous, pragmatic engineers
• source talent beyond the obvious channels
• build a repeatable hiring engine
• work closely with founders, move quickly, and drive results

What You’ll Recruit For

We’re hiring backend engineers in two core categories

1. Python AI / Agentic Backend Engineers

Engineers working on pipelines and AI agent modules such as

• LangGraph / LangChain pipelines
• agentic search and research workflows
• video understanding + extraction tools
• automation pipelines that feed into our editor and video recipe system

1. Backend Engineers for Web Applications

Engineers responsible for scalable backend systems powering

• our web-based video editor
• project management + media pipelines
• deployment systems and infrastructure

The Profile We Hire

We are extremely selective. We don’t care about credentials. We care about

• autonomy
• engineering taste
• problem solving
• pragmatism
• impact
• ability to build clean systems fast without requiring micromanagement

A typical failure case we want to avoid

Someone who brute forces solutions (e.g., extracting thousands of video frames and sending them to ChatGPT) instead of using efficient APIs and tools.

We want engineers who

• can own modules end-to-end
• make smart build-vs-buy decisions
• work independently with minimal oversight

Your Responsibilities

As our Tech Recruiter, you’ll own hiring end-to-end

Sourcing & Outreach
Find and engage engineers in Turkey and Eastern Europe
Tap into communities, referrals, hidden networks — beyond LinkedIn cold outreach
Build scalable sourcing systems (pipelines, templates, strategies)
Screening & Qualification
Conduct initial recruiter interviews
Qualify for independence, competence, and problem solving ability
Filter out candidates who need excessive guidance or are not pragmatic
Process & Hiring Engine
Improve and operationalize our hiring process
Manage candidate funnel and follow-ups
Coordinate trial tasks and feedback loops
Keep candidates warm and moving fast

Partnership with Founders

• Work directly with founders
• Give clear market feedback (compensation ranges, availability, competitive landscape)
• Help shape role definitions and hiring strategy

What Success Looks Like (First 60 Days)

• Backend engineer pipeline built + consistently active
• At least 3–5 high-quality candidates moving weekly
• Strong sourcing channels identified for Turkey & Eastern Europe
• Hiring velocity improves significantly (less founder time spent recruiting)
• Multiple hires closed

Requirements

• 2+ years recruiting technical roles (backend / software engineers)
• Proven ability to source hard-to-find talent
• Strong understanding of backend engineering profiles (Python, web backend)
• Comfortable working in fast-paced startup environments
• High ownership: you operate like a founder in hiring

Bonus Points

• Existing network in Turkey / Eastern Europe engineering talent
• Experience recruiting AI/ML engineers or agentic system engineers
• Previously recruited for early-stage startups (pre-seed to Series A)
• Ability to write compelling outreach that gets replies