Strategic Staff Recruiter for Autonomy & Robotics

Shield AI; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in California is seeking a Staff Software Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for complex software engineering functions, with emphasis on autonomy, robotics, embedded software, perception, planning, controls, distributed systems, and other specialized domains supporting aerospace and autonomous systems.

You will act as a true talent partner to engineering leadership, shaping hiring strategy, driving workforce planning, and building scalable pipelines in a high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Proven success closing senior software engineering roles.
• Experience shaping hiring strategy with engineering leaders.
• Strong partnering across product, design and ops.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for Autonomy, Robotics, Embedded Software teams.
• Build scalable pipelines for hard-to-hire tech talent.
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning and prioritization.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Stakeholder management

Talent sourcing

Team collaboration

Tools

ATS systems

Job description

Shield AI in California is seeking a Staff Software Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for complex software engineering functions, with emphasis on autonomy, robotics, embedded software, perception, planning, controls, distributed systems, and other specialized domains supporting aerospace and autonomous systems.

You will act as a true talent partner to engineering leadership, shaping hiring strategy, driving workforce planning, and building scalable pipelines in a high-growth environment.