AI/Robotics Tech Recruiter — Full‑Cycle Talent Sourcer

Atoms; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Discretionary vacation days

Paid holidays

Job summary

Atoms in San Francisco seeks a results-driven talent acquisition partner to own full-cycle recruiting for AI/ML, software, robotics, and related technical roles. You will build sourcing strategies, engage passive candidates, and partner with engineering leaders to translate technical needs into successful hires in a fast-moving environment.

You will evaluate candidates' actual contributions, design market-informed searches, and help scale our recruiting systems while delivering a high-quality

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting AI/ML, software engineering, robotics, autonomy, or similarly specialized technical talent.
• Proven success finding and engaging passive candidates in highly competitive talent markets.
• Strong sourcing fundamentals and the ability to build a search rather than depend primarily on inbound applicants.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technical domains quickly and translate technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
• Ability to understand what candidates actually built, owned, and contributed to within complex technical organizations.
• Experience partnering directly with engineering leaders and senior hiring managers.
• Strong judgment and willingness to challenge a search strategy when market evidence calls for it.
• Ability to manage multiple complex searches without sacrificing quality or candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for AI/ML and related technical roles from intake through offer and close.
• Partner directly with technical leaders to understand their teams, technology, hiring needs, and the specific talent profiles required.
• Develop a working understanding of the domains you recruit for—not simply the keywords associated with them.
• Build and execute sourcing strategies for highly specialized and difficult-to-find technical talent.
• Identify and engage passive candidates through thoughtful, targeted outreach.
• Evaluate technical backgrounds and distinguish between adjacent areas such as ML engineering, AI research, perception, robotics, and ML infrastructure.
• Understand a candidate's actual technical contributions, rather than relying solely on titles or company pedigree.
• Manage candidates throughout the recruiting process while providing direct, transparent communication and a high-quality candidate experience.
• Use recruiting data and market evidence to evaluate pipeline health, identify problems, and adjust search strategy.
• Partner with hiring managers to maintain clear expectations, drive timely decisions, and challenge assumptions when the market evidence calls for it.
• Help continuously improve our recruiting systems, interview processes, and technical hiring practices as Atoms scales.

Skills

AI/ML recruiting

Passive candidate sourcing

Sourcing fundamentals

Learn unfamiliar domains

Understand candidate contributions

Partner with engineering leaders

Challenge search strategies

Multi-search management

Strong written communication

Ownership in fast-moving env

Job description

Atoms in San Francisco seeks a results-driven talent acquisition partner to own full-cycle recruiting for AI/ML, software, robotics, and related technical roles. You will build sourcing strategies, engage passive candidates, and partner with engineering leaders to translate technical needs into successful hires in a fast-moving environment.

You will evaluate candidates' actual contributions, design market-informed searches, and help scale our recruiting systems while delivering a high-quality