Giga ML is an applied AI lab focused on building end-to-end customer care agents, co-founded by Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep. Varun left the Stanford PhD program in AI (2023) and Esha was ranked third at IIT KGP in 2023 to work on Giga ML. We raised $3.7 million in seed funding, led by Nexus, and are part of Y Combinator's S23 Batch. Garry Tan, CEO of YC, personally invested in us.

Experience: 3+ years
Salary: $110K - $170K (Base)

About GigaML

At GigaML, we’re revolutionizing enterprise customer support by deploying AI agents that resolve over 1 million customer tickets monthly via voice and chat. Industry leaders like Postman and Zepto (YC’s fastest-growing company) trust our AI to navigate complex, real-world conversations with clarity, accuracy, and scalability.

With multi-year contracts secured and strong investor backing from YC President Garry Tan, Nexus Venture Partners, and other top investors, we’re scaling fast to meet skyrocketing demand.

Why Join Us?

• Be the first recruiter at a high-growth AI startup shaping the future of customer support.
• Work directly with the founders and make your mark on every hire.
• Competitive salary of $110K–$170K with full medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Own and drive the entire recruiting funnel from strategy to close with high visibility and impact

YC Partners talking about GigaML
(Endorsed by YC partners: Garry Tan CEO of YC, and Harj Taggar)

What You’ll Do

• Full-cycle recruiting for engineering, GTM, and ops—from cold outreach to Day-1 onboarding
• Process design: data-driven pipelines, scorecards, and metrics that scale with headcount
• Candidate experience: engage with each candidate actively and with care to leave a strong impression and reflect our values
• Collaborative hiring: work with Founders, rest of team, agencies to drive hiring strategy based on growth goals
• Storytelling: pitch GigaML’s mission so convincingly that top talent can’t walk away

Who You Are / Must-Haves

• Bring 3+ years closing hard-to-find technical talent with measurable wins
• Thrive in 0-1 environments—scrappy, fast, and detail-obsessed
• Refuse to compromise on quality
• Treat candidate experience as a competitive edge
• Communicate with clarity and conviction at every step

Bonus Points

• Early-stage or hyper-growth recruiting experience
• Success hiring both engineering and GTM roles
• Employer-branding or recruitment-marketing wins
• Familiarity with the AI/ML talent market

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: base salary of $110K - $170K
• Gym Membership
• Full health, dental, and vision coverage
• Recently expanded into a 5,000 sq. ft. office to support our growing team
• On-demand snacks, meals, and coffee to keep you fueled.

Interview Process

• Intro call w/ CEO (15 min)
• Deep-Dive Interview w/ CEO (45 min)
• In-office trial day

Backend: Django Front end: React Cloud: GCP We fine-tune Open-source LLMs with our own scripts