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Austin-based AI recruiters for teams hiring AI and ML engineers.

Austin has become one of the most active US cities for building AI teams. We are based here, and we help companies hire the engineers and go-to-market people who ship AI products.

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Hiring AI talent in Austin

Austin's AI talent pool has grown quickly through relocations from both coasts, strong university pipelines and large engineering hubs across hardware, semiconductors and enterprise software. Many of the best candidates have deep systems and infrastructure experience and are moving into AI work.

Because the market is newer, the best people are often not labelled as AI engineers yet. We find the builders whose experience transfers, and we help you calibrate which gaps you can train and which you cannot.

Roles we fill in Austin

  • ML Engineer
  • Applied AI / LLM Engineer
  • AI Infrastructure & Platform Engineer
  • Founding Engineer
  • Data Engineer for ML
  • Head of AI
  • Account Executive for AI products
  • Solutions Engineer for AI products

How an AI search runs with us

01

Calibrate the role, not the resume.

We turn the hiring manager's real bar into a behavioural scorecard: what great looks like in the first 90 days, which trade-offs matter, and which signals on a CV are noise.

02

AI sources wide, fast.

AI tooling maps the market, including engineers who are not on job boards and people whose titles do not match what they actually build.

03

A human makes every call.

Every candidate who is advanced or rejected is reviewed by a person. Shortlists come with written reasoning you can audit, not a black-box score.

04

Assess for how people work.

Structured interviews and behavioural assessment test judgment, ownership and how someone ships under ambiguity, which is what separates strong AI engineers from strong interviewers.

Texas AI law and your hiring process

The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) took effect on January 1, 2026. It is narrower than New York or EU rules for private employers, but it still prohibits using AI with intent to discriminate. Teams hiring from Austin into New York, California or Europe also carry those jurisdictions' rules. We keep a human on every decision so your process holds up wherever the role sits.

Read: what TRAIGA means for Texas employers

Teams we've hired for

Focused.ioJumpBreedrlocalize.cityBlockworksReturnmatesRevinateState AffairsMakersplaceLongevity PartnersProjectManager.comVertaloSINAI Technologies

Austin AI recruiting FAQ

Are you based in Austin?

Yes. PeopleNotResumes is based between Austin and London, and we recruit for Austin teams in person and remotely.

Can you hire AI engineers in Austin for remote or hybrid teams?

Yes. We recruit for Austin-based, hybrid and distributed teams, and we are clear with you early about how location requirements change the size of the pool.

Does TRAIGA affect how we can use AI in hiring?

TRAIGA's employer obligations are narrower than New York's or the EU's, but using AI with intent to discriminate is prohibited. If you hire into other states or countries, their stricter rules apply to those roles.

Do you recruit AI sales and solutions roles?

Yes. We recruit account executives and solutions engineers for AI products, alongside engineering and leadership roles.

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Hiring AI talent in Austin?

Tell us the role and where the pipeline is stuck. You'll hear back within one business day with a scope, a timeline, and a fee.

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