Senior Technical Recruiter - Engineering
Mercury · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $163,000 / year
- United States
Job highlights
- Lead full-cycle engineering recruitment at Mercury.
- Build and manage candidate pipelines strategically.
- Partner with engineering leaders as a trusted advisor.
- Source top technical talent creatively and effectively.
- Shape Mercury's future by hiring top engineers.
About the role
About Mercury
Mercury is revolutionizing finance for startups by building a complete, user-friendly banking* stack. This requires scaling exceptional engineering teams, so we’re looking to add a Technical Recruiter to help shape how we hire and grow. In this role, you’ll lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, using a combination of strategic sourcing, market insight, and strong partnership with hiring managers to build high-impact teams.
Hiring is one of the most important ways we shape Mercury’s future. In this role, you’ll directly influence the teams building our products and the experience of our customers.
*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
What you’ll do:
- Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, from kick-off to close
- Build and maintain strong, healthy pipelines across multiple roles simultaneously
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, partnering with them to drive the best hiring outcomes for their teams
- Source candidates proactively and creatively to engage top technical talent
- Develop a deep understanding of Mercury’s products, engineering challenges, and team needs
- Use data and pattern recognition to identify bottlenecks, diagnose issues, and unblock hiring processes independently
- Partner closely with Engineering leaders to align on role scope, success profiles, and evaluation criteria - and be a consistent voice for quality throughout the process
- Mentor and support other recruiters, helping raise the bar for the team
- Deliver a candidate experience that's thoughtful and transparent from first touch to final decision
You should have:
- 4+ years of experience as a technical recruiter supporting engineering teams
- Experience hiring for AI/ML-related roles
- Strong sourcing skills that go beyond LinkedIn Recruiter
- Ability to quickly identify patterns, anticipate problems, and autonomously drive solutions
- Deep curiosity about the products and teams you support, and a strong understanding of how the roles you hire for drive impact
- Strong alignment with Mercury’s values and ability to represent them authentically to candidates
- Enjoy building diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams, and lead with deep empathy, kindness, and care for the work you do
- Have a strong sense of urgency and ownership for the work you do, and be willing to help support hiring efforts across other areas of the business, as needed
Total Rewards at Mercury
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits. Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
- US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $163,000-$203,800
- US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $146,700-$183,400
- Canadian employees (any location): CAD 154,100 - 192,600
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
Key skills/competency
- Senior Technical Recruiter
- Engineering Recruiting
- Full-Cycle Recruiting
- Candidate Sourcing
- Hiring Managers
- AI/ML Roles
- Talent Acquisition
- Fintech Recruiting
- SaaS Recruiting
- Diversity & Inclusion
Skills & topics
- Technical Recruiter
- Engineering Recruiter
- Recruitment
- Talent Acquisition
- Hiring
- Sourcing
- AI/ML
- Fintech
- SaaS
- Recruiting
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 4+ years of technical recruiting experience, especially with engineering and AI/ML roles, and showcase your creative sourcing skills beyond LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Craft a compelling application: Emphasize your ability to partner with hiring managers, drive hiring outcomes, and build diverse, inclusive teams. Mention your understanding of SaaS and fintech industries.
- Prepare for behavioral questions: Be ready to discuss how you identify patterns, autonomously drive solutions, and your sense of urgency and ownership.
- Research Mercury's values: Demonstrate your alignment with their mission to revolutionize finance for startups and your ability to represent their values authentically.
- Ask insightful questions: Prepare to discuss Mercury's engineering challenges, team needs, and how you approach building high-impact teams.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What specific engineering roles does a Senior Technical Recruiter at Mercury typically hire for?
- As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Mercury, you'll focus on hiring for a variety of engineering roles, with a specific emphasis on AI/ML-related positions. This can include software engineers, machine learning engineers, data scientists, and other specialized technical talent critical for building Mercury's innovative banking stack.
- How does Mercury approach compensation and benefits for its Senior Technical Recruiter role?
- Mercury offers a competitive total rewards package including base salary, equity (stock options), and comprehensive benefits. Salary ranges are benchmarked against SaaS and fintech industries and vary based on geographic location within the US, Canada, and specific metropolitan areas.
- What does 'full-cycle recruiting' mean in the context of this Senior Technical Recruiter position at Mercury?
- Full-cycle recruiting at Mercury encompasses the entire hiring process, from the initial job intake meeting with hiring managers to sourcing, screening, interviewing, extending offers, and ensuring a smooth onboarding transition. You'll own the process end-to-end for engineering roles.
- How does Mercury ensure a positive candidate experience during the hiring process?
- Mercury is committed to delivering a candidate experience that is thoughtful and transparent from the first interaction to the final decision. This involves clear communication, timely feedback, and embodying the company's values of empathy and kindness throughout the recruitment journey.
- What opportunities are there for growth and development for a Senior Technical Recruiter at Mercury?
- This role offers significant growth potential by allowing you to shape Mercury's engineering hiring strategy. You'll also have the opportunity to mentor other recruiters, further developing your leadership and team-building skills within a fast-growing fintech company.
- How does Mercury foster diversity and inclusion within its engineering teams?
- Mercury actively seeks to build diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams. As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will play a key role in championing these values, representing them authentically to candidates, and ensuring equitable hiring practices throughout the recruitment process.
- What are the key performance indicators for a Senior Technical Recruiter at Mercury?
- Key performance indicators would likely include the ability to build and maintain strong candidate pipelines, successful hiring outcomes in partnership with managers, the quality of talent hired, time-to-fill metrics, and delivering an exceptional candidate experience, all while contributing to diversity goals.
- How does Mercury leverage data in its recruitment process?
- Mercury uses data and pattern recognition to identify recruitment bottlenecks, diagnose issues, and proactively unblock hiring processes. As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you'll be expected to utilize data to inform your strategies and drive continuous improvement.