Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Stealth Startup; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 82,656 - 123,984; Full time

Job summary

Stealth Startup in the SF Bay Area is seeking a contract Technical Recruiter to support our engineering team for 6 months. You will partner with engineering to identify, attract, and hire top technical talent, using data-driven recruiting and structured processes to move fast.

Candidates based in the SF Bay Area, able to come to the office 2–3 days a week, will be preferred. The role emphasizes full-cycle recruiting, high-volume hiring, and building strong relationships with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a focus on technical/engineering roles.
• Demonstrated success in high-volume recruitment for software engineering talent.
• Good understanding of enterprise technology, cloud platforms, AI/LLM ecosystems, data platforms, and solution architecture functions.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to handle both high-volume and targeted recruiting while maintaining quality.
• Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract passive talent from leading technology, cloud, consulting, and enterprise software organizations.
• Apply expertise to meet hiring targets and develop unique full-cycle hiring strategies.
• Partner with engineering team to build structured interview plans that assess the right technical and functional competencies.
• Manage a pipeline of requisitions, balancing speed and quality to meet hiring goals.
• Maintain data hygiene through Ashby to ensure accuracy of our Talent datasets.
• Deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

Skills

Sourcing strategies

Full-cycle recruiting

Interview planning

Stakeholder management

Candidate experience

Tools

Ashby

Job description

About Us

We're building the intelligence layer for the home: ambient, proactive, and built into a family of devices, a central hub, accessories, and the software that ties them together. We’re a Series A startup backed by a tier-1 VC & technology partners, with an ex-unicorn founder. Early team, moving fast.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a contract Technical Recruiter to support our Engineering team for 6 months. In this role, you will partner closely with the engineering team to identify, attract, and hire strong technical talent. You'll leverage data-driven recruiting practices and structured processes to efficiently fill open roles while delivering an excellent candidate experience.

This is a contract position. The hourly rate will be determined based on experience.

We are only considering candidates currently based in the SF Bay Area who can come to the office 2-3 days a week. Thank you!

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract passive talent from leading technology, cloud, consulting, and enterprise software organizations.
• Apply expertise to meet hiring targets and develop unique full-cycle hiring strategies.
• Partner with engineering team to build structured interview plans that assess the right technical and functional competencies.
• Manage a pipeline of requisitions, balancing speed and quality to meet hiring goals.
• Maintain data hygiene through Ashby to ensure accuracy of our Talent datasets.
• Deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

What You Have

• 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a focus on technical/engineering roles.
• Demonstrated success in high-volume recruitment for software engineering talent.
• Good understanding of enterprise technology, cloud platforms, AI/LLM ecosystems, data platforms, and solution architecture functions.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to handle both high-volume and targeted recruiting while maintaining quality.
• Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to work independently.