Talent Engineer

The Boring Company; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Equity for permanent employees

Job summary

The Boring Company in Bastrop, Texas is seeking a full-time Talent Engineer to own the complete hiring process from system design through candidate closure. You will build scalable recruiting systems and lead creative sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn.

Join a startup-minded team that values initiative, rapid execution, and exceptional people, with a focus on identifying top talent for rapid growth and impact.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree is required.
• Experience thriving in startups or high-growth environments.
• Experience with referrals and recruiting contributions.

Responsibilities

• Own the full hiring process from system design through candidate closure.
• Develop creative sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn, including referrals, event networking, hosted competitions, and targeted online communities.
• Start every hiring need by asking: “Who are the absolute best people in the world for this role?” then build and execute end-to-end systems to identify, engage, and attract them.
• Exercise strong judgment to recognize excellence across technical and non-technical domains.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Sourcing strategies

Relationship building

Communication skills

Interviewing

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

ATS systems

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Talent Engineering is focused on recruiting with a first-principles and engineering mindset. The team works closely with both engineering and recruiting teams to create novel approaches for rapidly scaling the hiring of exceptional people. We operate with a flat organizational structure where all employees are hands-on, show initiative, and communicate clearly to deliver excellence.

Responsibilities

• Own the full hiring process from system design through candidate closure.


• Develop creative sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn, including referrals, event networking, hosted competitions, and targeted online communities.


• Start every hiring need by asking: “Who are the absolute best people in the world for this role?” then build and execute end-to-end systems to identify, engage, and attract them.


• Exercise strong judgment to recognize excellence across technical and non-technical domains.

Basic Qualifications

• Engineering Degree


• Experience thriving in a startup or high-growth environment, where adaptability and innovation are key.


• Experience working at organizations with exceptional talent density, including successful referrals and recruiting contributions.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Proven track record building and executing recruiting systems that identify and attract top-tier talent.


• Demonstrated technical creativity through personal projects, open-source work, or innovative hacks.


• Comfortable with “vibe coding” and rapidly grasping technical concepts to evaluate candidates across domains.


• Deep belief that assembling high-performance teams is an engineering problem.


• Natural affinity for exceptional people, with a “people person” reputation among peers.


• Nerdy engineering background combined with strong interpersonal and communication skills.


• Advanced judgment in assessing excellence without reliance on traditional recruiting tools.


• Ability to design scalable, repeatable processes while executing at high urgency.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to meet hiring timelines.


• Ability to travel for events, networking, and candidate engagements as needed.

Reporting Location: Bastrop, Texas - Headquarters (**On-site 5 days/week**)

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.