HappyRobot

AI Communication. Built for Logistics.

Technical Recruiter

$140K - $190KSan Francisco, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Recruiting & HR, Recruiter
Experience
3+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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About the role

About HappyRobot

HappyRobot is the AI-native operating system for the real economy—a system that closes the circuit between intelligence and action. By combining real-time truth, specialized AI workers, and an orchestrating intelligence, we help enterprises run complex, mission-critical operations with true autonomy.

Our AI OS compounds knowledge, optimizes at every level, and evolves over time. We’re starting with supply chain and industrial-scale operations, where resilience, speed, and continuous improvement matter most—freeing humans to focus on strategy, creativity, and other high-value tasks.


You can learn more about our vision in our Manifesto.HappyRobot has raised $62M to date, including our most recent $44M Series B in September 2025. Our investors include Y Combinator (YC), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and Base10—partners who believe in our mission to redefine how enterprises operate. We’re channeling this investment into building a world-class team: people with relentless drive, sharp problem-solving skills, and the passion to push limits in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment. If this resonates, you belong at HappyRobot.

About the Role

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you’ll partner directly with the founders and hiring managers to attract and hire top-tier talent across engineering, product, and operations teams.

What You'll Do

  • Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles — from sourcing to close
  • Build and manage strong pipelines of high-quality candidates
  • Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define role needs and scorecards
  • Craft great candidate experiences — from first touch to offer
  • Iterate quickly on recruiting strategies and sourcing channels
  • Build scalable processes, systems, and reporting to support hiring at scale
  • Help build our employer brand across LinkedIn, events, and referrals

What We're Looking For

  • 5–6+ years of experience in technical recruiting, ideally in a high-growth startup
  • Strong sourcing skills and creative approach to finding top talent
  • Experience recruiting for roles like software engineers, product managers, and data scientists
  • Ability to own roles end-to-end with minimal oversight
  • Great communication, judgment, and candidate closing skills
  • Deep interest in AI, technology, and building early-stage teams
  • Organized, fast-moving, and excited about making hiring a strategic advantage

Why join us?

  • Opportunity to work at a high-growth AI startup, backed by top investors.
  • Rapidly growing and backed by top investors including a16z, Y Combinator, and Base10.
  • Ownership & Autonomy - Take full ownership of projects and ship fast.
  • Work With the Best - Join a world-class team of engineers and builders.

About HappyRobot

Happyrobot builds AI agents to automate phone calls in the logistics industry.

From simple check calls with truck drivers, to contract price negotiations between enterprises, our AI agents are able to provide and gather information more efficiently than other alternatives.

We believe that voice will become a much more prevalent interface for digital systems, and we're building the tools to make that possible.

HappyRobot
Founded:2022
Batch:S23
Team Size:45
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Luis Paarup
Luis Paarup
Founder
Javier Palafox
Javier Palafox
Founder
Pablo Palafox
Pablo Palafox
Founder