Technical Recruiter

Mirage is an AI-native video platform that intelligently orchestrates production and editing through natural language. Our models leverage contextual awareness to execute the same creative decisions a professional editor would — dramatically improving productivity for experienced teams, while making video creation accessible to anyone.

We’re an interdisciplinary team addressing some of the most difficult technical and creative challenges in generative media. As an early member of our team, you’ll tackle foundational problems that remain largely unsolved across the industry, driving an outsized impact on the future of creative expression.

More about us

Product https://mirage.app/captions (Captions by Mirage)

Research https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08279 (Seeing Voices, technical-white-paper)

Updates https://x.com/trymirage (Mirage on X / twitter)

TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions/, Forbes AI 50 https://www.forbes.com/companies/captions/?list=ai50, Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/91270234/video-most-innovative-companies-fast-company-2025-youtube-roku-tubi-vimeo-captions-descript-cour-procreate-synthesia-beeble (press)

Our Investors

We’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more.

Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square)

About the role

We are seeking a Technical Recruiter to own the end-to-end talent lifecycle for our Engineering and Product teams. In this role, you will act as a strategic partner to our leadership team, navigating complex negotiations and building the elite teams that drive our mission. You will be responsible for the full candidate journey, ensuring a thoughtful, high-touch experience for every person you engage.

Responsibilities

• Guide candidates through the entire recruitment lifecycle, from inception of candidate contact through offer acceptance.
• Develop and implement innovative sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and cultivate a strong pipeline of elite technical talent.
• Partner closely with recruiting peers, hiring managers, and other stakeholders to understand hiring requirements and deliver talent with a high degree of precision and accuracy.
• Contribute meaningfully to building an inclusive workplace by recruiting diverse talent.
• Identify opportunities to improve hiring velocity, operational efficiency, recruiting productivity, and candidate satisfaction wherever possible.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience recruiting for software engineering and/ or product positions across varying levels of seniority (individual contributors and leadership roles).
• Demonstrated experience leveraging creative sourcing techniques and a personalized approach to courting passive, world-class talent.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to effectively partner with individuals at all levels within an organization.
• Track record of providing an authentic, meaningful, and high-touch experience to both candidates and hiring managers.
• Entrepreneurial minded, inherently self-motivated, and a relentless work ethic with a track record of exceeding performance goals and recruiting KPIs.

BENEFITS

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401K with employer match
• Commuter Benefits
• Catered lunch multiple days per week
• Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!
• Grubhub subscription
• Health & Wellness Perks
• Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month
• Generous PTO policy

Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please note benefits apply to full time employees only.