Senior Technical Recruiter

About Stepful:

Stepful is reimagining allied healthcare training by offering affordable, online, instructor-led, and AI-supported programs that help learners—especially those from underserved communities—launch high-demand healthcare careers.

In addition to our direct-to-consumer training, Stepful partners with leading healthcare institutions to build talent pipelines and address the growing shortage of allied health workers. Our graduates, including Medical Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and more, go on to work at major employers like CVS, NY-Presbyterian, and Walgreens.

Stepful is backed by Y Combinator, Reach Capital, and AlleyCorp, with a recent $31.5M Series B led by Oak HC/FT. Additionally, we were named the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME for 2025 and to GSV's 150 Most Transformational Growth Companies in Digital Learning.

We’re unlocking the full potential of the global workforce—improving access to quality healthcare for everyone, everywhere.

Our values:

We credit much of our success to our exceptional team. We’re looking for mission-driven individuals who thrive in fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environments, and embody our four core values:

Care first: We do whatever it takes for our students to succeed.

Learn quickly: We test, learn with data, and iterate.

Build together: We win when we rely on each other.

Own it: We show up, take initiative, and show pride.

This is a critical opportunity for a Senior Technical Recruiter to join our growing team and significantly impact Stepful's ability to scale our Product, Engineering, Data, and Design teams. You'll play a pivotal role in identifying, engaging, and securing top technical talent, directly contributing to the development of our innovative educational platform and the expansion of our reach. Success in this role will be measured by hiring quality members to our technical teams while hitting our time to fill targets, being a strategic partner for our hiring managers, and taking a proactive approach to candidate engagement. This is a Hybrid opportunity, requiring 3 days/week (Tues-Thur) in our SoHo office in NYC. This role reports to the Technical Recruiting Lead.

• Full-Cycle Recruitment:

  • Manage and own the entire recruitment lifecycle for a diverse set of technical roles across Product, Engineering, Data, and Design, collaborating closely with the Technical Recruiting Lead and hiring managers to meet ambitious headcount goals.

  • Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies, leveraging proactive outreach, automation, AI tools, and creative techniques to build robust pipelines of high-quality, diverse candidates.

  • Ensure an exceptional and equitable candidate experience from initial contact through offer and onboarding.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Strategy:

  • Partner with technical leaders and hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and team dynamics.

  • Collaborate to design and implement structured and inclusive interview processes that ensure fair evaluation and a positive experience for all candidates.

  • Contribute to strategic discussions and initiatives aimed at continuously improving our technical hiring practices, employer brand, and diversity efforts.

• Infrastructure & Process Improvement:

  • Utilize and optimize existing recruiting systems, tools, and best practices.

  • Continuously identify opportunities to enhance recruiting workflows, refine tools, and scale our technical hiring infrastructure.

• 5+ years of dedicated technical recruiting experience, ideally with a blend of agency and in-house recruitment exposure.

• Proven track record of successfully hiring across various technical roles, including engineering, product, data, and design, preferably within high-growth startup environments.

• Exceptional sourcing skills, demonstrating creativity in finding and engaging top-tier talent, and familiarity with sourcing automations, AI-powered tools, and other recruiting technologies to enhance efficiency and reach.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment.

• A detail-oriented and process-minded approach, coupled with a deep commitment to delivering an outstanding candidate experience and maintaining high hiring quality.

• Operated in a high-growth startup experience

• Experience with Ashby

• Experience with automation/AI-based recruiting tools

• Initial Screen with Technical Recruiting Lead

• Case-Based Interview with Technical Recruiting Lead

• Take-Home Exercise

• On-Site Panel Interview

• Meaningful Equity Stake

• Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options

• 401(k)

• FSA, HSA and commuter benefits

• Open vacation policy, including:

  • Guidance of 15 days PTO annually

  • Stepful closed the last week of December

  • 15 work-from-anywhere days

  • 10 public holidays observed for 2025

The target base salary range for this opportunity is $125,000 - $150,000, and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, internal pay equity and other relevant business considerations.

Stepful is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Stepful is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.