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Middesk is building the data and intelligence infrastructure that helps businesses work together with confidence. We started by creating a comprehensive platform for understanding businesses, bringing together authoritative and proprietary data to help customers verify business identities, onboard customers faster, and manage risk throughout the customer lifecycle.
Today, Middesk is used by more than 700 banks and fintechs, and in 2025 we verified more than 7 million companies. We've also expanded beyond business verification to help companies form, register, manage, and maintain their businesses, supporting more than 50,000 companies in setting up over 100,000 accounts required to hire employees, run payroll, and stay compliant.
Middesk came out of Y Combinator, and is backed by Sequoia Capital, Accel, Insight Partners, and Canapi. We're proud to be named on the Forbes Fintech 50 and Best Startup Employers lists.
About the role:Middesk is looking for a tenacious and versatile full-cycle Technical Recruiter to help shape our future. We’re building the business identity platform that accelerates the economy. Your role is to accelerate our growth by building exceptional teams.
You're an experienced talent partner who brings a deep understanding of the market, and proven success embedding with technical stakeholders to source and close hard-to-fill roles. In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor to translate a business need into a full candidate pipeline - and ultimately to new hires who raise the bar for those around them.
Middesk has offices in SF and NYC. This is a hybrid role requiring 2+ days per week in our SF office.
What you'll do:Own the full recruiting lifecycle - sourcing, qualifying, and closing - across multiple concurrent searches for Middesk’s Engineering, Data Science, and Product teams
Partner with hiring managers to define what great looks like, build structured interview processes, and sharpen how we position Middesk in a competitive talent market
Ensure a consistent, fair, and engaging candidate experience that demonstrates our values and why Middesk a great place to work
Help evolve our recruiting systems, tooling, and process as we scale
5+ years of in-house recruiting experience, with proven success recruiting technical talent
Curiosity and the ability to quickly learn and credibly recruit new profiles of talent
High ownership and the drive to succeed in an ambitious, fast-paced environment
Communication and collaboration skills to earn trust with both hiring teams and candidates
Proactive use of the AI-enabled recruiting tech stack, with a focus on continuous improvement
Team-first mindset and a positive attitude; no task is too big or too small
Skills Required
- 5+ years of in-house recruiting experience, with proven success recruiting technical talent
- Experience partnering with hiring managers to define roles and build structured interview processes
- Ability to source, qualify, and close candidates across Engineering, Data Science, and Product
- Curiosity and ability to quickly learn and recruit new technical profiles
- High ownership and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambitious environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to earn trust with hiring teams and candidates
- Proactive use of AI-enabled recruiting tech stack and focus on continuous improvement
- Team-first mindset and positive attitude
Middesk Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Middesk and has not been reviewed or approved by Middesk.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive, with salaries often described as above industry averages across roles. Compensation packages are positioned as well-regarded within the company’s market segment.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive plans are viewed as attractive, especially for sales roles with clear on‑target earnings and upside for strong performers. Plan design is characterized as competitive relative to peers, reinforcing positive sentiment toward variable pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust, with the employer covering most premiums for medical, dental, and vision. Additional wellness resources and memberships complement the core coverage and access.
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What We Do
Middesk makes it easier for businesses to work together. Since 2018, we’ve been transforming business identity verification, replacing slow, manual processes with seamless access to complete, up-to-date data. Our platform helps companies across industries confidently verify business identities, onboard customers faster, and reduce risk at every stage of the customer lifecycle. Middesk came out of Y Combinator, is backed by Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners, and was recently named to Forbes Fintech 50 List and cited as an industry leader in business verification by digital identity strategy firm, Liminal.
Why Work With Us
We value curiosity, empathy, and diverse perspectives. We're excited about the scope of the problems we're working to solve. We look at situations based on first principles and prefer learning by doing. We have diverse backgrounds and skills, but we're passionate about our craft, hobbies, and the relationships we build.
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