Senior Deep-Tech Recruiter for AI & Robotics

Foundation Robotics Labs Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation Robotics Labs Inc. is seeking extraordinary engineers and scientists to join our team, with a mission to advance robotics in complex environments. Your talent and determination matter more than prior robotics experience.

We value diverse perspectives and exceptional ability, with a culture that emphasizes honesty and direct communication. This role focuses on building high-impact talent pipelines across AI, robotics, hardware and related fields.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience.
• Track record of closing senior engineering, research, or technical leadership roles.
• Strong sourcing chops with a personal playbook for finding hard-to-reach candidates.
• Comfort reading paper abstracts or GitHub profiles to form an informed view.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to engage senior researchers and engineers.
• Bias for action and ability to keep a busy pipeline organized.
• Experience recruiting for AI/ML, robotics, hardware, biotech, climate, or other deep tech verticals.
• Experience recruiting in a small startup or fast-growth tech company.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruitment cycle from kickoff to offer acceptance, and closing.
• Run deep technical searches and build pipelines for niche roles.
• Source creatively beyond LinkedIn using arXiv, GitHub, conference proceedings, lab pages, and networks.
• Partner with hiring managers to calibrate expectations and design effective interview loops.
• Sell the mission by translating complex work into a compelling story for researchers and engineers.
• Manage candidate experience, ensuring responsiveness and high-touch engagement.
• Negotiate offers and collaborate with leadership on comp philosophy and equity narratives.

Skills

Full cycle recruiting

Sourcing for hard-to-reach candidates

Executive/leadership recruitment

Reading papers / GitHub profiles

Written and verbal communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Tools

GitHub

arXiv

Job description

Foundation Robotics Labs Inc. is seeking extraordinary engineers and scientists to join our team, with a mission to advance robotics in complex environments. Your talent and determination matter more than prior robotics experience.

We value diverse perspectives and exceptional ability, with a culture that emphasizes honesty and direct communication. This role focuses on building high-impact talent pipelines across AI, robotics, hardware and related fields.