UP Labs jobs

UP Labs, a venture studio building mobility-focused startups, seeks a Sr Backend Engineer to design and scale backend systems and cloud infrastructure. The role requires Node/TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, Terraform, and Kubernetes expertise. Position is listed as remote but based in Guadalajara, Mexico.

This Senior Recruiter role sits within a venture studio's talent team, responsible for full-cycle recruiting across product, engineering, data, business, and G&A functions at the manager/director and IC levels. You'll own hiring strategy and execution for multiple technical and leadership roles, partnering with hiring managers to build pipelines, run structured interviews, and maintain high hiring bars while navigating the ambiguity of early-stage ventures and evolving requirements. The ideal candidate brings 6+ years of recruiting experience in startups or high-growth SaaS environments, with proven success placing technical talent (software engineers, data scientists, product managers) and leadership positions, plus strong sourcing skills and business acumen. This is a hybrid role based in Los Angeles for someone energized by fast-moving environments, comfortable with shifting priorities, and able to represent a venture studio model to world-class talent. The standout detail is the specific context: you'll be recruiting for companies being built from 0→1 within a venture studio ecosystem, requiring nuanced understanding of how studio operations and venture building differ from traditional hiring.