Freelance Recruiter | AI / ML Software Engineering | UK-based
Conquer AI is hiring a Freelance Recruiter to support our growth across London and New York.
We’re looking for a UK-based freelance recruiter with strong experience hiring AI, ML, and software engineering talent.
You’ll support our Head of Recruitment as we scale a high-calibre technical team across the UK and US. This is a hands-on sourcing and delivery role, focused on finding exceptional engineers across AI, machine learning, LLMs, RAG, Python, TypeScript, Node.js, and modern software engineering.
This is not a generic recruitment role. We need someone who understands technical talent markets, can identify strong engineering profiles quickly, and knows how to engage people who are not actively looking.
What you’ll be doing:
Sourcing AI, ML, and software engineering candidates across London and New York
Supporting our Head of Recruitment with active hiring campaigns
Building targeted LinkedIn searches and talent maps
Identifying strong candidates across AI engineering, ML engineering, software engineering, and forward deployed engineering
Writing personalised outreach that actually gets replies
Screening candidates for technical relevance, communication, and motivation
Helping manage candidate pipelines and recruitment tracking
Supporting hiring across permanent and freelance engineering roles
Representing Conquer AI in a sharp, professional, high-energy way
Roles you’ll help us hire for may include:
AI Engineer
Machine Learning Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer
Forward Deployed Engineer
Intelligence Architect
Senior AI Engineer
Lead AI Engineer
We’re looking for someone with:
Proven experience recruiting software engineers
Specific experience across AI, ML, LLMs, data, or advanced engineering hiring
Strong LinkedIn Recruiter / sourcing capability
Confidence building Boolean searches and targeted talent pools
Experience hiring in London, New York, or both
Ability to assess engineering profiles beyond surface-level keywords
Strong written communication and candidate engagement skills
A proactive, organised, delivery-focused working style
Comfort working in a fast-moving startup or scale-up environment
Nice to have:
Experience hiring forward deployed engineers or client-facing technical profiles
Experience hiring for Python, TypeScript, Node.js, LLMs, RAG, or agentic AI roles
Existing network across AI / ML engineering talent
Experience supporting US hiring, especially New York
Agency or embedded recruitment background
About Conquer AI
Conquer AI builds bespoke agentic AI systems for enterprise clients.
We work with major organisations to understand their workflows, identify where AI can automate or augment work, and build practical systems across LLMs, RAG, workflow automation, document intelligence, data extraction, operational copilots, and AI agents.
We’re growing quickly and building a world-class technical team across London and New York.
Engagement: Freelance / contract
Location: UK-based
Focus markets: London and New York
Working style: Remote / hybrid
Start: ASAP
If you’re a freelance recruiter with a strong track record in AI, ML, and software engineering hiring, we’d like to speak with you.