About Traversal

Traversal is the AI Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for the enterprise—already trusted by some of the largest companies in the world to troubleshoot, remediate, and even prevent the most complex production incidents. Our mission is to free engineers from endless firefighting and enable them to focus on creative, high-impact work. 

Our roots remain deeply embedded in AI research, and we’re channeling that scientific rigor and creativity into building the premier AI agent lab for the enterprise. Hence, what we’re proudest of is assembling the most talented yet nicest group of individuals, including researchers from MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley, to world-class engineers from industry: Citadel Securities, Cockroach Labs, Datadog, DE Shaw, ServiceNow, Glean, Perplexity, Pinecone, and more, to take on one of the hardest problems for AI to solve. Without the entire team, none of this would be possible.

The Role

As a Technical Recruiter at Traversal, you’ll build and scale our engineering hiring engine end-to-end. You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for high-bar roles across AI Agents, AI Platform, SRE Research, Infra/DevOps, Data Platform, and Full-Stack Product, and partner directly with founders and senior engineers to keep pipeline strong, interview processes consistent, and offers closing.

Responsibilities

• Own full lifecycle recruiting across high-bar infra + AI roles: sourcing → screening → interview orchestration → offers → closes, while keeping multiple pipelines moving in parallel.
• Represent one of the strongest founding teams and technical cultures in NYC, and help candidates feel that energy early through sharp storytelling and high-touch engagement.
• Run a proactive top-of-funnel engine: targeted outbound, fast inbound review, and high-touch referrals to surface hidden gems before the market does.
• Lead high-energy intro calls that both qualify and excite candidates — selling the mission, people, and momentum behind Traversal.
• Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define profiles, calibrate the bar, and maintain tight, consistent interview loops and scorecards.
• Work hand-in-hand with recruiting coordination to keep the funnel unblocked and the candidate experience white-glove end-to-end (including scheduling flow, feedback follow-through, and Greenhouse hygiene/visibility).
• Own closing strategy: run offer calls, position Traversal’s upside vs. competing options, and keep top candidates warm through acceptance and onboarding.
• Support early-career hiring as needed (new grads, interns, university events).

Requirements

• 4+ years full-cycle technical recruiting experience
• Proven ability to source for hard eng roles (infra, distributed systems, AI/ML, data)
• Startup mindset: scrappy, fast, thrives in ambiguity, no “not my job” energy
• Strong closer + clear communicator with candidates and hiring teams
• Organized and metrics-driven without being process-heavy

Nice to Have

• Experience recruiting in observability, infra, dev tools, agentic AI, or data platform
• Familiarity with Greenhouse/Ashby and sourcing tools (LinkedIn, Gem, SeekOut, etc.)
• Prior early-stage startup recruiting experience

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance, and additional benefits. The U.S. base salary range for this full-time, in-person role in New York is $150,000–$250,000, plus equity and benefits. Our salary ranges are based on location, level, and role. Individual compensation is determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Why You Should Join Us

We’ll make sure you’re fully supported with health insurance, a great tech setup, flexible time off, and plenty of in-office snacks. We offer competitive salary and equity packages, and take thoughtful consideration with every hire on our small, high-impact team.

Traversal is fully in-office, 5 days a week, based in New York near Madison Square Park. We have a collaborative, hard-working culture and are energized by building the future of AI-powered software maintenance.

Working here means owning meaningful parts of the product, having the flexibility to move fast, and learning constantly. This is a place to grow your career, make a real impact, and help define a new category of infrastructure software.