Staff Software Recruiter — Autonomy & Robotics

Shield; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Software Recruiter to scale engineering orgs across Autonomy, Robotics, Embedded, and AI/ML. You will own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized software roles and partner with engineering leadership.

In a high-growth, ambiguous environment, you’ll influence hiring strategy, workforce planning, and pipeline scalability while balancing speed, quality, and stakeholder alignment. This is a partner-level role focused on results and candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including ownership of complex software engineering searches.
• Proven success recruiting Software Engineers, Autonomy Engineers, Robotics Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Perception Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, or similar technical talent
• Strong understanding of software engineering concepts, technical architectures, and engineering organizational structures
• Experience partnering with senior engineering leadership in fast-paced or high-growth environments
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously while maintaining strong hiring outcomes
• Strong sourcing and market-mapping capabilities across highly competitive technical domains
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and operational execution skills
• Experience using ATS systems, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics to drive decisions and pipeline visibility
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining highly execution-oriented

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized software engineering roles across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, Planning, Embedded Software, Distributed Systems, Simulation, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, and related technical domains
• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies for difficult-to-find technical talent across aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, AI/ML, and adjacent industries
• Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on market trends, talent availability, compensation competitiveness, and hiring risks
• Drive strong operational rigor across pipeline management, funnel health, data accuracy, and stakeholder communication
• Help influence workforce planning and ensure hiring activity remains aligned to approved business priorities
• Improve recruiting scalability through process improvements, documentation, interview calibration, and tooling optimization
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience while maintaining urgency and high hiring quality standards
• Mentor junior recruiters and sourcers while helping elevate recruiting best practices across the organization

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

Stakeholder management

ATS systems

Sourcing platforms

Recruiting analytics

Tools

ATS platforms

Sourcing platforms

Recruiting analytics

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Software Recruiter to scale engineering orgs across Autonomy, Robotics, Embedded, and AI/ML. You will own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized software roles and partner with engineering leadership.

In a high-growth, ambiguous environment, you’ll influence hiring strategy, workforce planning, and pipeline scalability while balancing speed, quality, and stakeholder alignment. This is a partner-level role focused on results and candidate experience.