Senior Technical Recruiter — Defense & Autonomy

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Senior Recruiter to partner with engineering and program leadership to design and execute hiring strategies that attract, evaluate, and close exceptional talent for our defense business unit, across Product, Engineering, Growth & Ops.

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of autonomy and national security. You will lead recruiting for engineers with defense-relevant experience, collaborate with senior leaders, and drive automation using AI tools to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical recruiting.
• Hiring for high quality engineering talent.
• Extremely strong candidate sourcing capabilities.
• Strong business partnership skills with data insights.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex searches in a fast-paced environment.
• High ownership mindset and autonomous work style.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute hiring strategies to identify and hire engineers and technical talent with defense-relevant experience.
• Partner with engineering leaders, program managers, and stakeholders to understand hiring needs and long-term workforce strategy.
• Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to drive recruiting workflow automation.
• Lead structured, high-quality interview processes evaluating technical excellence and culture fit.
• Build and maintain pipelines into defense-adjacent talent communities.
• Provide data-driven insights on funnel health and time-to-fill for cleared and non-cleared roles.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and represent Applied Intuition's mission.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Candidate sourcing

Stakeholder mgmt

Data driven decisions

Multi-search mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ashby

Greenhouse

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Senior Recruiter to partner with engineering and program leadership to design and execute hiring strategies that attract, evaluate, and close exceptional talent for our defense business unit, across Product, Engineering, Growth & Ops.

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of autonomy and national security. You will lead recruiting for engineers with defense-relevant experience, collaborate with senior leaders, and drive automation using AI tools to