Senior Technical Recruiter

Applied Intuition; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Match

Fitness Stipend

Learning Stipend

Parental leave

Catered meals

Job summary

Applied Intuition is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to partner closely with research leadership to design and execute hiring strategies that attract, evaluate, and close exceptional software engineering and ML talent in a highly competitive market. You will own end-to-end recruiting processes for core teams, balancing speed with ensuring a rigorous technical fit.

In this high-growth environment you will mentor other recruiters, leverage AI tools to improve efficiency, provide data-driven

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical recruiting
• Experience recruiting for autonomy, robotics, defense, embedded systems, or Physical AI
• 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
• Familiarity with AI/ML talent markets and competitive dynamics for niche engineering profiles
• Experience hiring software engineers in a startup or hypergrowth environment
• Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles

Responsibilities

• Partner with research leadership to design and execute hiring strategies
• Play a business-critical role in scaling highest-priority teams
• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire software and ML engineers
• Be a consultative partner with the research team and stakeholders
• Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to drive recruiting workflow automation
• Lead structured, high-quality interview processes that assess technical excellence
• Improve and scale recruiting systems, tools, and processes
• Provide leadership with data-driven insights on funnel health and time-to-fill
• Mentor and enable other recruiters
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and proliferate a compelling talent brand externally
• Hold a high-hiring bar

Skills

Experience in technical recruiting

Recruiting for autonomy/robotics/AI

Business partnering and analytics

Multi-search project management

Autonomy with ownership

Familiarity with AI/ML talent markets

Startup/hypergrowth recruiting

Encouraging candidature even if not a完

Job description

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in technical recruiting, with a strong track record hiring software engineers, ML engineers, or other highly specialized technical talent
• Experience recruiting for autonomy, robotics, defense, embedded systems, or Physical AI
• 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
• Familiarity with AI/ML talent markets and competitive dynamics for niche engineering profiles
• Experience hiring software engineers in a startup or hypergrowth environment
• Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles

What the job involves

• As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Applied Intuition, you will partner closely with research leadership to design and execute hiring strategies that attract, evaluate, and close exceptional software engineering talent in a highly competitive talent market
• This is an exciting opportunity to join a top growth company and play a business-critical role in scaling the highest-priority teams in the company, building it to a successful exit
• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire software and ML engineers
• Be a consultative partner with the research team and cross-functional stakeholders to understand hiring needs, team design, and long-term talent strategy
• Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to drive recruiting workflow automation and increase recruiting productivity
• 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 and proliferate a compelling talent brand externally
• Hold a high-hiring bar

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Applied covers 100% of the cost and offers medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) Match: 50% employer matching to help you save money for retirement
• Fitness Stipend: Our wellness program supports your health and fitness goals. We pay for your trainers, gym memberships, massages, and more!
• Learning Stipend: We invest in your learning and growth by reimbursing you for educational and training expenses
• Parental leave: 12-week, fully paid parental leave to bond with a newborn child or new adopted or foster child
• Catered lunch, expensed dinner, on-site meals and snacks