Senior Technical Recruiter

PermitFlow is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter to drive growth by identifying and attracting top EPD talent. This role involves owning the full recruitment life cycle, developing sourcing strategies, partnering with hiring managers, screening candidates, managing communications, and reporting on key metrics to accelerate housing, clean-energy, and infrastructure development.

Must Have

• Own end-to-end recruitment life cycle.
• Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies.
• Partner with hiring managers on needs and priorities.
• Screen candidates, manage communications, track SLAs.
• Report on key recruiting metrics to leadership.
• Experience in early-stage startups or tech environment.
• Minimum 3 years of recruiting experience.
• Familiarity with Ashby ATS.

Good to Have

• Experience at an early stage startup that scaled rapidly.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO and paid family leave
• Home office & equipment stipend
• Hybrid NYC office culture (3 days in-office/week) with direct access to leadership
• In-Office Lunch & Dinner Provided

About PermitFlow

PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. Pre-construction remains one of the most broken and manual parts of the $1.6T construction industry, causing massive delays, wasted capital, and lost opportunity across the built world. Our AI workforce delivers unprecedented speed, accuracy, and visibility to pre-construction — accelerating housing development, enabling clean-energy projects, and driving economic growth in communities nationwide. To date, we’ve powered over $20B in real estate development, helping builders and contractors move faster, reduce risk, and scale with confidence.

We’re entering hypergrowth with clear product-market fit and a world-class team from top AI and construction companies. We’ve raised over $36.5M from Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Felicis Ventures, and Altos Ventures, alongside backers from OpenAI, Google, Procore, ServiceTitan, Zillow, PlanGrid, and Uber. We are on a mission is to modernize how the built world operates.

About the role

PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. We’re an applied AI company serving the nation’s builders, tackling one of the largest information challenges in the economy: understanding what can be built, where, and how. Our AI agent workforce helps the fastest-growing construction companies navigate everything from permitting and licensing to inspections and project closeouts – accelerating housing, clean-energy, and infrastructure development across the country.

Despite being a $1.6T industry, construction still suffers from massive delays, wasted capital, and lost opportunity. PermitFlow has already delivered unprecedented speed, accuracy, and visibility to over $20B in development, helping contractors reduce compliance time, de-risk projects, and scale with confidence.

America is entering a CAPEX super-cycle, from data centers and factories to housing and renewables, and joining PermitFlow is building the AI at the heart of every construction project powering the next wave of re-industrialization.

We’ve raised over $90M, most recently completing our Series B,

from top-tier investors including Accel, Kleiner Perkins, Initialized, Y Combinator, Felicis, and Altos Ventures, with backing from leaders at OpenAI, Google, Procore, ServiceTitan, Zillow, PlanGrid, and Uber.

Our HQ is in New York City with a hybrid schedule (3 in-office days per week). We prefer NYC-based candidates or those open to relocation.

What You'll Do

We are seeking an experienced Technical Recruiter to join our team. The ideal candidate will be pivotal in driving our growth by identifying and attracting top EPD talent to our organization.

• Own the end-to-end recruitment life cycle, from sourcing to offer acceptance
• Lead Sourcing Strategy: Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies to identify top-tier candidates
• Partner with hiring managers on needs and priorities to implement best-in-class talent acquisition strategies and goals that are trackable, accountable, and rooted in data
• Day to day execution: Screen potential candidates to assess qualifications and fit, advise hiring managers on candidate management, track internal SLAs and timelines, and own communications with candidates
• Report on key recruiting metrics and suggest actionable changes to hit our goals to leadership

Qualifications & Fit

• Experience in Early-Stage Startups: Previous work within a startup or tech environment is required, having experience at an early stage startup that scaled rapidly is preferred
• Ownership mentality: You look for opportunities to make an impact and improve processes that will impact the team and business as a whole
• Min. 3 years of Recruiting Experience: Proven track record in sourcing and recruiting, demonstrating the ability to manage the full recruitment cycle effectively
• Experience with Ashby ATS: Familiarity with Ashby Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is essential for managing candidate data, tracking the progress of open positions, and optimizing the recruitment workflow.

What We Offer (Full Time Roles Only)

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO and paid family leave
• Home office & equipment stipend
• Hybrid NYC office culture (3 days in-office/week) with direct access to leadership
• In-Office Lunch & Dinner Provided