Technical Recruiter

Why Are We Hiring for This Role

• Own the full cycle. From kickoff to offer acceptance, drafting role profiles, sourcing, screening, managing the candidate experience, running debriefs, negotiating offers, and closing.
• Run deep technical searches. Build pipelines for roles where the talent pool is small and competitive, including AI engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, VLA scientists, hardware leads, and more.
• Source creatively. Go beyond LinkedIn. Mine arXiv, GitHub, X, conference proceedings, lab pages, and personal networks to find people who aren't on the open market.
• Partner with hiring managers. Calibrate on what "great" looks like, design interview loops that actually measure signals, and push back when the bar is moving in the wrong direction.
• Sell the mission. Translate complex technical work into a compelling story that resonates with senior researchers and engineers who could work anywhere.
• Manage the candidate experience. Be responsive, honest, and high-touch. Candidates should walk away as fans whether or not they get an offer.
• Close offers. Run thoughtful, competitive negotiations and partner with leadership on comp philosophy, equity narratives, and counter-offer strategy.

What Kind of Person Are We Looking For

• 4+ years of full cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally including time at a startup or fast-growth tech company
• A track record of closing senior engineering, research, or technical leadership roles
• Someone who is willing to collaborate in person and is expected to be in the SF office five days a week
• Strong sourcing chops, with your own playbook for finding hard-to-reach candidates that you can show
• Comfort with technical depth: you don't need to write code, but you should be able to read a paper abstract or a GitHub profile and form an informed view
• Excellent written and verbal communication; you can hold your own in a conversation with a Stanford PhD or a staff engineer at a FAANG
• A bias for action and the operational instincts to keep a busy pipeline organized without dropping things
• Comfort with ambiguity and the appetite to build process where none exists
• Prior experience recruiting for AI/ML, robotics, hardware, mechanical and electrical engineering, VLA science, biotech, climate, or other deep tech verticals
• Experience recruiting in a small (<100 person) startup, ideally pre-Series B

Benefits

We provide market standard benefits (health, vision, dental, 401k, etc.) and equity. Join us for the culture and the mission, not for the benefits.

Salary

The annual compensation is expected to be between $130,000 and $165,000. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.