Interview Kickstart is a premier career transformation platform turbocharging tech careers through AI upskilling.
Founded in 2014 in Santa Clara by Soham Mehta, ex-Box Engineering Leader, and Ryan Valles, a transformative P&L leader and former CEO with a track record of scaling ventures, Interview Kickstart’s vision is to help every tech professional thrive in today’s fast-evolving tech industry.
With 40+ domain-specific courses—from foundational Machine Learning and Generative AI to Agentic AI, System Design, and DSA—Interview Kickstart equips engineers, PMs, data professionals, and tech leaders to accelerate their careers. Its 600+ instructors—industry practitioners, hiring managers, and senior engineers from FAANG+ companies—bring real-world insight and cutting-edge expertise into every classroom.
Beyond upskilling, Interview Kickstart offers end-to-end career support. Personalized mock interviews, resume and LinkedIn branding, career coaching, salary negotiation guidance, and performance-based job referrals ensure that your AI upskilling translates into real career breakthroughs. Over 25,000 professionals have already advanced their careers through Interview Kickstart.
Recognized by TIME x Statista and GSV 150 as a top EdTech company, Interview Kickstart is the go-to platform for tech professionals looking to future-proof their careers in the age of AI.
We're on the hunt for a dynamic Technical Recruiter with a passion for AI/ML and data science to join our Instructor Hiring team. You’ll identify and onboard top-tier tech talent from leading US companies to join our platform as mentors, driving our community's growth in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment.
This is a 6-month contractual role.
Shift: 5:00 PM to 2:30/3:00 AM (semi–night shift) - requires some overlap with the US shift.
Responsibilities:
● Hunt for Talent: Leverage your 5-8 years of tech recruitment experience to source and engage elite candidates from tier-1 tech firms.
● Sell the Dream: Use your stellar communication skills to attract and persuade top professionals to join us as mentors.
● End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the entire hiring process, ensuring a seamless and positive experience from first contact to onboarding.
● Tech Savvy: Utilize your knowledge of ML/AI and data science to identify the best candidates and stay ahead of industry trends.
● Sourcing Ninja: Employ cutting-edge headhunting strategies on platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter to find and engage with top talent.
● Proven Experience: 5-8 years of tech recruitment experience, specializing in AI/ML and data science roles.
● Sales Persona: Exceptional communication and persuasive skills, with a knack for selling the value of our platform to potential mentors.
● Industry Insight: A strong background in hiring for US product-tech firms, with a keen understanding of industry nuances.
● Tech Enthusiasm: A passion for all things tech, especially AI/ML.
● Flexibility: While this role isn't on US shifts, some overlap with US timelines will be necessary
Top Skills
What We Do
Interview Kickstart is the leading global platform for Technical Interview Preparation.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, our mission is to work with Software Engineers to help them transition into their dream jobs at top-tier companies. Students from our program routinely get offers from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Apple, LinkedIn, Uber, and other top organizations after completing our program.
The following set of core beliefs drives Interview Kickstart:
Successful interview prep cannot be a spit and polish job. The only way to become part of a strong technical team is to elevate your craft to that level, i.e., technical interviews cannot be ‘hacked’. To nail them, one must invest time in becoming a better engineer.
It only makes sense to learn from engineers who have made the cut, i.e., one needs to prepare by learning from engineers who are currently already working and hiring at Google, Facebook, Amazon, and other top companies.
One needs a methodology that caters to a superior technical curriculum, retention, and sustained motivation, i.e., structured interview preparation is the only way to career up-leveling.
Interview Kickstart’s team of pedigreed instructors comprises hiring managers and tech leads from FAANG and other top Silicon Valley companies. The areas we focus on include Algorithms, Data Structures, System Designs, and Career Skills.
Our proprietary methodology covers live classes, mock interviews, timed tests, individual coaching sessions, resume reviews, career strategy, referrals, and much more.
Get offers ranging up to $933,000. Join over 5,500+ engineers who have successfully taken our program.
Interview Kickstart’s cost varies as we offer customized courses to meet the differing needs of students. The best way to know about Interview Kickstart cost is to sign-up for our pre-enrolment webinar: https://www.interviewkickstart.com
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