$12 trillion in goods move by freight every year, coordinated by people copy-pasting between email and spreadsheets. We’re building the AI that changes that.

About Sidecar

Sidecar is an AI workplace software for freight forwarding. Our AI agent sits on a forwarder’s inbox, reads every quote request, extracts shipping details from emails and PDFs, drafts professional responses, and triggers workflows across carriers and ERPs, all in seconds. What used to take a sales rep 30+ minutes per email now takes under a minute with human review.

We believe the smartest logistics companies of 2030 will be run by 10 people with AI, not 100 people with spreadsheets. We’re building the software that makes that possible.

We are backed by leading Silicon Valley VCs, angel investors, and industry advisors.

The Role

You’ll be our first people hire. Today, hiring runs on Clay searches, Juicebox queries, Slack threads between the founders, and Claude-assisted pipeline tracking. It works, but it doesn’t scale.

You’ll own recruiting end-to-end and eventually build out people operations as we grow from 10 to 50+.

What You’ll Do

• Own the full hiring pipeline: sourcing, screening, scheduling, offers, closing.

• Identify unconventional talent sources beyond traditional job boards: open-source communities, niche forums, university placement records.

• Build and maintain AI workflows that automate sourcing, outreach, candidate tracking, and pipeline reporting. We don’t do things manually when a tool can do it better.

• Set up our ATS, scorecards, and hiring workflows so nothing falls through the cracks and every candidate gets a fast, transparent experience.

• Own onboarding: make sure every new hire’s first week is structured, welcoming, and sets them up to contribute fast.

• Build employer branding: careers page, LinkedIn presence, outbound messaging, job posts that actually attract talent.

What We’re Looking For

• 1–3 years in talent acquisition at a tech startup.

• You’ve done tech recruiting and specifically hired engineers, not just filled generic roles. You can tell a backend engineer from an AI engineer and hold a real conversation with either.

• You’re AI-native: not “aware of AI,” but you actually use Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Replit, v0, or Copilot in your daily work because it makes you faster.

• You’ve been promoted fast or converted from intern to FTE.

• 996 (6 days a week), Bangalore-based, in-office.

Nice to Have

• Worked at a company that builds AI products.

• Familiarity with ATS systems, recruiting tools, and modern sourcing techniques.

• Experience recruiting for early-stage startups (Series A or earlier).

• Graduate from the 2023–2025 batch (undergraduate or postgraduate) from a Tier 1 college.

Benefits

• Compensation: top-bracket salary and high equity (meaningful ESOPs, not symbolic)

• Meals: lunch and dinner at the office + unlimited snacks, coffee, and energy drinks

• Wellness: annual gym / wellness reimbursement

• Health: comprehensive health insurance