Technical Recruiter, Hivemind

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 is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BATaircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

We are looking for a highly strategic and execution-focused Staff Software Recruiter to help scale some of the most critical engineering organizations within the company. This person will own full-cycle recruiting for complex software engineering functions with a particular emphasis on Autonomy, Robotics, Embedded Software, Perception, Planning, Controls, Distributed Systems, and other highly specialized technical domains supporting next-generation aerospace and autonomous systems development.

This is not a traditional recruiting role. We are looking for someone who can operate as a true talent partner to engineering leadership, helping shape hiring strategy, influence workforce planning, drive prioritization discipline, and build scalable pipelines for some of the hardest-to-hire technical talent in the industry.

The ideal candidate thrives in high-growth, high-ambiguity environments and brings a strong track record of closing senior and niche software engineering talent while balancing speed, quality, and stakeholder partnership.