Senior Technical Recruiter - Mercari India

Mercari is a Japan-based C2C marketplace company founded in 2013 with the mission to “Create value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell.” From being the first tech unicorn from Japan before its IPO in 2018 we have come a long way towards becoming a global player and continuously and diligently work towards our transformation journey with a strong focus on our mission.

Since its inception, Mercari Group has worked to grow its services, investing in both our people and technology. Over time Mercari has expanded from being the top player in the C2C marketplace in Japan to new geographies like the U.S. We have also successfully launched new businesses such as Merpay, which is a mobile payment service platform with a vision to create a society where anyone can realize their dreams through a new ecosystem centered not only on payment service but also on credit. Today, Mercari Group is made up of multiple subsidiary businesses including logistics, B2C platform, blockchain, and sports team management.

Established in Bangalore in 2022, Mercari India serves as a crucial technology hub for the Mercari Group. Leveraging the rich and diverse tech talent in India, we primarily collaborate closely with our development hub in Japan to drive engineering development for Mercari's applications. Having grown to an organization of approximately 80 members over about three years since its inception, Mercari India aims to evolve into an even stronger engineering organization that spearheads technological innovation for the entire group. This will be achieved by further enhancing our engineering capabilities and promoting AI initiatives that reflect India's cutting-edge technology and knowledge.

To achieve our mission at Mercari, our organization and each of our employees share the same values and perspectives.

Our individual guidelines for action are defined by our four values:

• Go Bold
• All for One
• Be a Pro
• Move Fast

Our organization is also shaped by our four foundations:

• Sustainability
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Trust & Openness
• Well-being for Performance

Regardless of how big Mercari gets, the culture will remain essential to achieving our mission and something we want to preserve throughout our organization.

We invite you to read the “Mercari Culture Doc,” which summarizes the behaviors and mindset shared by Mercari and its employees. We continue to build an environment where all of our members of diverse backgrounds are accepted and recognized, and where they can thrive while holding dear to Mercari’s culture.

Mercari India is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter to help scale our engineering organization and strengthen our talent acquisition capabilities. In this role, you will partner closely with hiring managers, engineering leaders, and stakeholders across India and Japan to attract, engage, and hire exceptional technology talent.

You will play a critical role in building high-performing engineering teams across a wide range of domains, including Backend, Frontend, Mobile, Infrastructure, Security, Data, AI/ML, and Product Engineering. Beyond recruiting, you will contribute to employer branding, recruitment strategy, process optimization, and talent market intelligence to support Mercari India’s growth journey.

This position requires a highly consultative recruiter who combines strong technical hiring expertise, data-driven decision-making, and a passion for delivering outstanding candidate and stakeholder experiences.

• Own and drive the full recruitment lifecycle for technical roles, from intake discussions through offer negotiation and onboarding support.
• Partner with hiring managers to define hiring strategies, candidate profiles, interview processes, and hiring plans.
• Build and manage strong candidate pipelines through sourcing, networking, referrals, and market mapping.
• Assess candidate qualifications, motivations, and cultural alignment through structured screening and evaluation.
• Manage candidate communications and ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

• Act as a trusted talent advisor to engineering leaders and hiring managers.
• Provide market insights on talent availability, competitive intelligence, and hiring challenges.
• Influence hiring decisions using data, talent market expertise, and recruiting best practices.
• Facilitate calibration discussions and support interviewers in maintaining high hiring standards.

• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to attract top engineering talent across India.
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, talent communities, social platforms, referrals, events, and direct outreach to identify high-quality candidates.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and future hiring needs.
• Maintain strong relationships with passive candidates and nurture talent communities.

• Track and analyze recruiting metrics such as pipeline conversion, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance rates.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, candidate experience, and operational efficiency.
• Drive recruiting projects related to interview excellence, employer branding, diversity hiring, and talent attraction.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with company policies and applicable employment regulations.

• 7+ years of recruiting experience, including significant experience hiring for technical and engineering roles across all levels.
• Proven success in hiring across multiple engineering functions such as EM, Backend, Frontend, Mobile, Platform, Infrastructure, AI/ML, or Product Engineering.
• Strong sourcing expertise with demonstrated ability to attract passive technical talent.
• Experience partnering directly with engineering managers and senior technology leaders.
• Strong understanding of software engineering concepts, technical skill sets, and technology hiring landscapes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment tools.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage recruiting data to drive decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience recruiting for product-led technology companies, internet businesses, or global engineering organizations.
• Experience standing up recruiting automation or AI-assisted workflows.
• Exposure to recruiting for Senior Engineering managers, architect, AI/ML, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, or Product Management functions.
• Experience building recruitment processes and scaling organizations during periods of rapid growth.
• Experience collaborating with global stakeholders, particularly in cross-cultural environments.
• Familiarity with Workable or similar ATS platforms.

• Opportunity to build world-class engineering teams that directly impact products used by millions of customers.
• Work closely with global stakeholders across India and Japan.
• Be part of an AI-Native company defining what modern, automated hiring looks like.
• Real influence over how a high-growth engineering hub builds its teams — your playbooks become the standard.
• A TA function that invests in tooling and continuous improvement, and an IC role with genuine autonomy.

• Location: Bangalore, India
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Work Style: Hybrid