Senior Technical Recruiter for Defense & Autonomy AI

Applied Intuition; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, a leader in autonomous systems software, is seeking a Technical Recruiter to partner with engineering and program leadership to attract, evaluate, and close top software and ML talent for our defense business unit.

You will shape hiring strategies, drive interview quality, and build pipelines into defense-adjacent talent pools while ensuring a superb candidate experience across cleared and non-cleared roles.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technical recruiting.
• Extremely strong candidate sourcing capabilities required.
• 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 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.
• Partner with engineering leaders, program managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand hiring needs and clearance requirements.
• Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to drive recruiting workflow automation and increase productivity.
• Lead structured, high-quality interview processes assessing technical excellence and alignment with 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.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and represent Applied Intuition’s mission within the defense talent community.

Skills

Sourcing capabilities

Stakeholder partnership

Data-driven hiring

Autonomy

Interviewing

Tools

Ashby

Greenhouse

Job description

Applied Intuition, a leader in autonomous systems software, is seeking a Technical Recruiter to partner with engineering and program leadership to attract, evaluate, and close top software and ML talent for our defense business unit.

You will shape hiring strategies, drive interview quality, and build pipelines into defense-adjacent talent pools while ensuring a superb candidate experience across cleared and non-cleared roles.