OpenReq, now part of OneCruit since July 2025, specializes in embedded recruiting for early-stage AI and Hard Tech startups from Seed to Series B. The firm manages the entire hiring lifecycle— from sourcing and screening to closing— while seamlessly integrating with founders’ existing teams and systems to accelerate the acquisition of world-class talent. With a proven track record of placing over 100 engineers for companies such as Etched, Advex AI, and NEX, OpenReq partners with leading venture firms including Bain Capital, Lux Capital, and Autotech Ventures. By combining talent advisory, acquisition, and headhunting expertise with a startup-centric culture, OpenReq delivers rapid, high-quality hires that fuel growth and innovation.
We are building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. We need a software engineer to write optimized kernels for the operations that make up a transformer, package them into components that developers can use, and work with the hardware team to debug issues that hurt performance.
OpenReq, now part of OneCruit since July 2025, specializes in embedded recruiting for early-stage AI and Hard Tech startups from Seed to Series B. The firm manages the entire hiring lifecycle— from sourcing and screening to closing— while seamlessly integrating with founders’ existing teams and systems to accelerate the acquisition of world-class talent. With a proven track record of placing over 100 engineers for companies such as Etched, Advex AI, and NEX, OpenReq partners with leading venture firms including Bain Capital, Lux Capital, and Autotech Ventures. By combining talent advisory, acquisition, and headhunting expertise with a startup-centric culture, OpenReq delivers rapid, high-quality hires that fuel growth and innovation.
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