The Senior Technical Recruiter will partner with engineering leadership to design and execute hiring strategies for software and ML engineers at Applied Intuition. This role involves leading end-to-end recruitment processes, improving recruiting systems, and delivering an exceptional candidate experience in a high-growth environment.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire software and ML engineers
- Partner with engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to understand hiring needs, team design, and long-term talent strategy
- Build targeted sourcing campaigns to attract general and specialized engineering talent
- Lead structured, high-quality interview processes that assess technical excellence, problem-solving ability, and alignment with Applied’s values
- Improve and scale recruiting systems, tools, and processes to support efficiency and growth
- Provide leadership with data-driven insights on funnel health, pass-through rates, and time-to-fill to help problem-solve bottlenecks and support hiring velocity
- Mentor and enable other recruiters, raising the bar for technical recruiting across the team
- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in technical recruiting, with a strong track record hiring software engineers, ML engineers, or other highly specialized technical talent
- Strong business partnership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders using data and insights
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex searches in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- High ownership mindset with the ability to operate autonomously
Nice to Have
- Experience recruiting for autonomy, robotics, defense, embedded systems, or Physical AI
- Familiarity with AI/ML talent markets and competitive dynamics for niche engineering profiles
- Experience hiring software engineers in a startup or hypergrowth environment
Benefits & Compensation
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off
Compensation includes a base salary of $96,000 - $209,000 USD annually, equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, and full benefits.
Work Mode
Employees are expected to work from the office 5 days a week, but occasional remote work is permitted. Flexibility includes starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. Office locations include Sunnyvale, California; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. The company complies with 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. The company also abides by Executive Order 13496 regarding employee rights under federal labor laws.
