Sr. Technical Sourcer

Nuro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual bonus

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Nuro is seeking a senior technical sourcer to build and maintain high‑quality pipelines for leadership and core engineering roles in ML, AI, and robotics at our Mountain View campus.

You will partner with engineering leaders to craft targeted searches, engage passive candidates, and manage a high-signal candidate experience, leveraging data to optimize funnel performance and expand critical talent pools. This role rewards strategic thinking and autonomous execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical sourcing experience in robotics, AI/ML, or autonomous engineering.
• Proven success in engaging passive talent in competitive markets.
• Strong technical acumen and ability to ramp on new domains quickly.
• Data-driven and skilled in funnel metrics to show impact.

Responsibilities

• Define and refine candidate profiles with hiring managers.
• Build and execute targeted searches for engineering roles.
• Craft personalized outreach to passive candidates.
• Own top-of-funnel activity from research to initial engagement.
• Utilize non-traditional channels to uncover talent.
• Track funnel health and surface insights on blockers.
• Collaborate with Recruiting Ops, People Analytics, and Eng partners to improve processes.
• Support specialized searches for senior engineering roles.

Skills

Technical sourcing

Passive talent engagement

Data-driven mindset

Project management

Ambiguity handling

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

Gem

Recruiting automation tools

Job description

Who We Are

Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting‑edge AI with automotive‑grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self‑driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale, empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.

About The Role

As a senior member of Nuro’s Technical Sourcing team, you will build and maintain top‑tier talent pipelines for leadership and technical roles across ML, AI, and Robotics. Partnering closely with engineering leaders and recruiters, you will deliver targeted research, craft personalized outreach for passive and competitive talent, and ensure a high‑quality candidate experience. This role is ideal for someone with strong technical acumen who thrives in ambiguity and approaches sourcing strategically.

About The Work

• Partner with hiring managers, recruiters, and technical leaders to define ideal candidate profiles, align on sourcing strategies, and refine requirements as searches evolve.
• Build and execute precision‑targeted searches across Engineering roles.
• Craft personalized, thoughtful outreach to engage even the most passive and competitive technical talent.
• Act as the primary top‑of‑funnel owner—from research and mapping through initial engagement and qualification—ensuring a positive, high‑signal candidate experience.
• Leverage creative, non‑traditional sourcing channels to uncover undervalued or hard‑to‑find talent.
• Track pipeline data, funnel health, and sourcing impact with rigor; proactively surface insights, trends, and blockers.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Recruiting Operations, People Analytics, and Engineering partners to improve processes, implement new tools, and raise the bar for technical sourcing.
• Support specialized searches by identifying successors, building market maps, and maintaining calibrated slates for senior engineering roles.

About You

• 5+ years of technical sourcing experience with a proven track record in Robotics, AI/ML, Autonomy, or deeply technical engineering domains.
• Demonstrated success engaging and converting high‑caliber passive talent in competitive markets.
• Strong technical acumen—you understand how complex engineering systems fit together and can quickly ramp on new domains.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent searches.
• Data‑driven mindset; you use funnel metrics to prioritize, refine approaches, and communicate impact.
• Naturally curious, persistent, and energized by digging deep, iterating, and playing the long‑term sourcing game.
• Excited about autonomy, robotics, and hard tech—and eager to contribute to Nuro’s mission.

Bonus Points

• Experience sourcing for Systems Engineering, AV Safety, or Leadership roles.
• Proven success building diverse candidate pipelines.
• Familiarity with Greenhouse ATS, Gem, and other recruiting automation tools.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate sourcing workflows and increase pipeline throughput.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt well to a constantly evolving environment with shifting priorities.

Compensation

At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $132,300 and $198,4450 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.