Senior Technical Recruiter – AI & ML

NextDeavor; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDeavor is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead technical recruiting for AI and software engineering roles. You will source and deliver high-quality candidates, managing pipelines and collaborating with client success and account teams to prioritize searches and drive placements.

You will work remotely and measure impact by candidate quality, interview activity, and time-to-fill. The role requires strong sourcing, screening, and communication skills across contract and direct-hire

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical recruiting experience.
• Ability to identify fake candidate profiles and fraudulent activity.
• Experience in staffing agencies, RPOs, or search firms.
• Strong sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms.
• Ability to assess resumes and candidate backgrounds in AI/ML tech.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent requisitions and client priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own technical recruiting for AI software engineering roles across contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire openings.
• Source passive candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, referrals, and networks.
• Screen candidates via phone/video to assess technical fit and communicate clearly.
• Create candidate summaries and submit qualified candidates to clients with updates.
• Manage multiple client requisitions and prioritize by urgency.
• Maintain ATS records and provide pipeline progress reports.
• Verify qualifications through resume reviews, portfolios, and references.
• Identify fraudulent profiles or misrepresented experience in candidate pools.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Sourcing

Screening

Communication

Time management

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

ATS

Video interviewing tools

Job description

Become a Key Player as a Senior Technical Recruiter – AI & ML Engineering

You will own technical recruiting for AI and software engineering roles, sourcing and delivering high-quality candidates to meet client hiring needs. You will work remotely and partner with client success and account teams to prioritize searches, manage pipelines, and drive placements. Your impact will be measured by candidate quality, interview activity, and time-to-fill.

Here's How You'll Make an Impact on the Team

• Recruit AI Software Engineers and AI Professionals for client openings across contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire searches.
• Source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, referrals, networking, and other sourcing tools.
• Screen and qualify candidates via phone/video calls and evaluate technical fit.
• Create candidate summaries and submit qualified candidates to clients while maintaining candidate communication.
• Manage multiple client requisitions simultaneously and prioritize searches based on client urgency.
• Maintain accurate ATS documentation, candidate records, and provide pipeline updates and progress reports.
• Verify candidate qualifications through resume reviews, portfolio/GitHub assessments, employment verification, and reference checks.
• Identify fraudulent profiles, fabricated work histories, proxy interviews, and AI-generated or misrepresented technical experience.

Here's What You'll Need to Be Successful in This Role

• 3+ years of technical recruiting experience.
• Experience identifying fake candidate profiles, fabricated work histories, proxy interviews, and other fraudulent recruiting activity.
• Experience working in a staffing agency, recruiting agency, RPO, or search firm environment.
• Strong sourcing experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other recruiting platforms.
• Ability to assess technical resumes and candidate backgrounds, including cloud, backend/frontend/full-stack concepts, AI/ML, and LLMs.
• Experience recruiting passive candidates and managing multiple concurrent requisitions.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and time management skills.

Here's What Else Might Help You Out

• Experience recruiting for venture-backed startups.
• Prior experience recruiting AI, Machine Learning, or Data Science talent.
• Experience recruiting for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire positions.
• Experience supporting multiple clients simultaneously.

Ready to Make Your Mark?