Senior Technical Recruiter

Normal Computing Corp.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Normal Computing in Mountain View, CA seeks a Sr. Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for AI/ML, silicon, and software roles, partnering with hiring managers and sourcing candidates who are rarely on the market.

You will run disciplined interview loops, maintain Ashby data hygiene, and represent the company at industry events to attract top-tier talent in a fast-growing startup environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting across AI/ML, software, hardware manufacturing and operations.
• Closing senior engineers against competing offers with equity, risk and conviction.
• Technical literacy across AI/ML, AI silicon, and custom ASIC development.
• Advanced fluency in Ashby (or comparable ATS) for tracking, reporting, and process automation.
• Operational excellence in a scaling startup with low ego and ambiguity tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Full-Cycle Recruiting: Manage end-to-end across AI/ML, silicon and ASIC, and software roles from intake through close, flexing to G&A searches as priorities shift.
• Strategic Sourcing: Identify and engage top-tier talent across AI research, unconventional silicon architecture, design verification, and systems software.
• Hiring Manager Partnership: Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers across engineering, research, and business functions, aligning on candidate qualifications and calibration.
• Process Discipline: Run the WHO Method for talent calibration and maintain high-efficiency interview loops with 4–5 rounds.
• ATS Ownership: Maintain impeccable data hygiene and pipeline flow in Ashby.
• Brand Ambassadorship: Represent Normal Computing at industry events like DAC to engage specialized candidates.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Talent sourcing

Hiring manager partnership

Interview process discipline

Brand ambassadorship

Tools

Ashby ATS

Job description

Normal Computing | Build with Us

Normal is an applied AI company solving the hardest problems in AI and silicon. We build foundational hardware and software for the semiconductor industry, critical AI infrastructure, and the broader systems that power our world, in partnership with the world's most advanced institutions. We work as one team across New York City, Silicon Valley (Mountain View), London, Copenhagen, and Seoul.

The Role

Recruiting for Normal is a specialist's craft several times over. AI/ML researchers, DV and silicon engineers, and systems software engineers are each small candidate pools where every strong person is fielding multiple offers — and the people you're hunting can smell a recruiter who doesn't speak their language.

As a Sr. Technical Recruiter, you will work on full-cycle recruiting across Normal's roles: AI/ML research and engineering, silicon (architects, RTL and DV engineers, physical design, bring-up), systems software, and the G&A roles that keep a scaling company running.

You will partner directly with hiring managers who are themselves deep in their craft, source candidates who aren't looking, and close people who have every option. This is a seat on a growing talent team where your searches directly determine whether a chip tapes out on schedule.

What You'll Own

• Full-Cycle Recruiting: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process across AI/ML, silicon and ASIC, and software roles from intake through close, flexing to G&A searches as priorities shift.
• Strategic Sourcing: Identify and engage top-tier talent across AI research, unconventional silicon architecture, design verification, and systems software: people who are rarely on the market and need a reason to talk.
• Hiring Manager Partnership: Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers across engineering, research, and business functions, aligning on candidate qualifications, technical bars, and calibration as searches evolve.
• Process Discipline: Run the WHO Method for talent calibration and maintain high-efficiency interview loops, targeting 4-5 rounds maximum so great candidates don't die in process.
• ATS Ownership: Maintain impeccable data hygiene and pipeline flow in Ashby: clean stages, honest statuses, reporting the team can trust.
• Brand Ambassadorship: Represent Normal Computing at industry events like DAC, engaging specialized candidates in the rooms where they actually gather.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting, including direct experience recruiting AI/ML, software, and other roles across hardware manufacturing and operations.
• A track record of closing senior engineers against competing offers: you know how to sell equity, risk, and conviction, not just a comp number
• Technical literacy across the deep-tech landscape: AI/ML, AI silicon, and custom ASIC development — you can hold a credible intake conversation with a chip architect or an AI researcher
• Advanced fluency in Ashby (or comparable ATS) for candidate tracking, reporting, and process automation
• Operational excellence: low ego, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to move real work forward at the volume of a scaling startup

Bonus Points

• Experience recruiting G&A and business operations roles alongside technical searches
• Experience recruiting for unconventional computing or physics-based hardware architectures
• Previous experience in a high-growth venture-backed startup, semiconductor company, or research lab

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Normal Computing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Accessibility Accommodations

Normal Computing is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

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