Senior Technical Recruiter – Autonomy & Defense

Applied Intuition; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Technical Recruiter to partner with engineering and program leadership to attract, evaluate, and close software engineering talent for our defense business unit.

This role sits at the intersection of autonomy and national security, scaling a high-priority team delivering mission-critical technology. You will build recruiting strategies, lead interviews, and leverage AI tools to drive workflow automation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technical recruiting.
• Extremely strong candidate sourcing capabilities.
• Strong business partnership skills and ability to influence stakeholders using data and insights.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex searches in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities.
• High ownership mindset with the ability to operate autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire software engineers, ML engineers, and other technical talent with defense-relevant experience across cleared and non-cleared talent pools.
• Partner with engineering leaders, program managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand hiring needs, clearance requirements, and long-term workforce 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 and defense mission.
• Build and maintain pipelines into defense-adjacent talent communities.
• Provide leadership with data-driven insights on funnel health, pass-through rates, and time-to-fill across both cleared and non-cleared requisitions.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and represent Applied Intuition’s mission within the defense and national security talent community.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Autonomy

Tools

Ashby

Greenhouse

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Technical Recruiter to partner with engineering and program leadership to attract, evaluate, and close software engineering talent for our defense business unit.

This role sits at the intersection of autonomy and national security, scaling a high-priority team delivering mission-critical technology. You will build recruiting strategies, lead interviews, and leverage AI tools to drive workflow automation.