The demand for new data centers and AI compute is rapidly outpacing the planet's energy capacity. Digital solutions are hitting a power wall as we approach the physical limits of traditional silicon. Conquering this bottleneck means rethinking the fundamental architecture of inference compute. The industry's current path can't meet the need, so we're taking a different approach.
Instead of traditional electronic circuits, we use silicon photonics and an active, programmable metasurface to perform matrix multiplications at the speed of light. Our optical cells are 10,000x smaller than traditional photonic components, enabling unprecedented density. By using photonics instead of electricity, our chips become more efficient as they scale. This architecture will deliver up to 100 times the energy efficiency of existing solutions while significantly improving performance for large-scale AI inference.
We’ve assembled a world-class team of industry veterans and recently raised a $110M Series A led by Gates Frontier. Participants include M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital, and others.
Join us and shape the future of computing!
Location: Austin, TX. Full-time onsite position.
Reports To: Senior Director of Talent & Recruiting
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, hourly. Overtime eligible
Position OverviewWe’re looking for a Senior Recruiting Coordinator to join our Talent team to help us scale. We’ve grown 4x in a year and will likely do the same again next year. We need a team member focused on keeping candidates engaged in our process, creating a great experience, and moving them forward quickly. This role will own scheduling, pipeline management, ATS data hygiene, onsite experience, and continuous improvement in our interviewing process. This will be the first dedicated recruiting coordinator at Neurophos, and this person will have the opportunity to define the function and build the systems and standards that will be used going forward.
Key ResponsibilitiesSupport the Senior Director of Talent & Recruiting and two Lead Technical Recruiters. Our goal is to hire at least 10 people per month in 2027, likely more.
Own interview scheduling across roles, including onsites.
Run the onsite candidate day in Austin: greet candidates, manage the loop, coordinate lab and facility tours with engineering hosts.
Book and reconcile candidate travel, lodging, and interview-day expenses, and act as the candidate's point of contact for logistics.
Schedule debriefs, collect interviewer feedback, and keep candidates updated at every stage.
Maintain Ashby as the source of truth by enforcing pipeline hygiene, stage accuracy, and data integrity to ensure trustworthy funnel reporting.
Build out processes and systems such as scheduling playbooks, interview loop templates, and interviewer-facing guides.
Drive continuous improvement of our workflows and processes.
Onboard new interviewers and hiring managers to our interviewing workflow.
4+ years coordinating technical interviews at a startup or high-growth company.
Hands-on ownership of a modern ATS (Ashby strongly preferred), including reporting.
Experience supporting a distributed hiring team or multiple hiring sites.
Demonstrated experience running in-person onsite interview days, including booking candidate travel and troubleshooting on the day of.
Track record of designing or improving a recruiting process: playbooks, templates, or workflow changes.
Proficiency in Google or Outlook calendaring at a level where you can resolve conflicts across calendars without escalating.
Strong judgment in triaging tasks and prioritizing overlapping requests.
Proven discretion with confidential candidate, compensation, and personnel information.
Based in or able to relocate to Austin, able to work onsite five days per week.
Experience coordinating loops for principal, staff, and executive-level candidates.
Familiarity with scheduling automation or AI recruiting tools.
This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in an innovative startup redefining the future of AI hardware. Work on game-changing technology at the intersection of photonics and AI as part of a collaborative, brilliant team. You’ll contribute to a platform that redefines computational performance and accelerates the future of artificial intelligence. Come help us bring this transformative technology to the world.
Join a team that invests in your future and your well-being. At Neurophos, we offer:
100% coverage of base health plan premiums for you and your dependents, plus HSA contributions.
Unlimited PTO. No rigid vacation banks, just a focus on delivery.
401(k) matching and stock option opportunities to ensure our success is your success.
Full suite of voluntary benefits, including Dental, Vision, Life, Hospital, Critical Illness, and Accident insurance.
Personalized Benefits. Choose the plans that fit your life and take the cash back for those that don’t.
Skills Required
- 4+ years coordinating technical interviews at a startup or high-growth company
- Hands-on ownership of a modern applicant tracking system, with Ashby strongly preferred, including reporting
- Experience supporting a distributed hiring team or multiple hiring sites
- Experience running in-person onsite interview days, booking candidate travel, and troubleshooting onsite issues
- Experience designing or improving recruiting processes, playbooks, templates, or workflows
- Proficiency with Google or Outlook calendaring, including resolving calendar conflicts independently
- Strong judgment in triaging tasks and prioritizing overlapping requests
- Discretion with confidential candidate, compensation, and personnel information
- Based in or able to relocate to Austin and work onsite five days per week
- Experience coordinating interview loops for principal, staff, and executive-level candidates
- Familiarity with scheduling automation or AI recruiting tools
Neurophos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Neurophos and has not been reviewed or approved by Neurophos.
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Healthcare Strength — Job postings indicate the company covers 100% of base health plan premiums for employees and dependents and contributes to HSAs. Listings also reference dental, vision, and other voluntary coverages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO is advertised with an emphasis on delivery rather than accruals. Notes in postings suggest clarifying typical usage and any minimums.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer matching is listed alongside stock option opportunities. This pairing signals structured retirement support in addition to equity participation.
Neurophos Insights
What We Do
Neurophos is an Austin-based semiconductor company developing high-performance, energy-efficient photonic AI inference chips. Instead of traditional electronic circuits, we use silicon photonics and an active, programmable metasurface to perform matrix multiplications at the speed of light. Our optical cells are 10,000x smaller than traditional photonic components, enabling unprecedented density for an optical system. As AI adoption accelerates, data centers face significant power and scalability challenges. Traditional solutions are struggling to keep up, leading to rapidly rising energy consumption and costs. We’re solving both problems with an OPU that integrates over one million micron-scale optical processing components on a single chip. This architecture will deliver up to 100 times the energy efficiency of existing solutions while significantly improving large-scale AI inference performance. We’ve assembled a world-class team of industry veterans and recently raised a $110M Series A led by Gates Frontier. Participants include M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital, and others. We have also been recognized on the EE Times Silicon 100 list for several consecutive years. Join us and shape the future of optical computing!
Why Work With Us
This is an opportunity to work on a game-changing technology at the intersection of photonics and AI. You’ll contribute to a platform that redefines computational performance and accelerates the future of artificial intelligence.
