# Senior Technical Recruiter

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $154k – $209k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Technical Recruiting, AI Tools, Recruiting Automation, Interview Processes, Data Analysis, Applicant Tracking Systems, Talent Pipelining, Stakeholder Management, Engineering Talent Markets, Ml Recruiting
**Posted:** 2026-04-24

> Partners with engineering leaders to design hiring strategies, source and close top software/ML engineering talent using AI tools and data insights. Leads interviews, scales recruiting processes, and mentors team in a high-growth environment.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire software and ML engineers
- Partner with engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to understand hiring needs, team design, and long-term talent strategy
- Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to drive recruiting workflow automation and increase recruiting productivity
- Lead structured, high-quality interview processes that assess technical excellence, problem-solving ability, and alignment with Applied's values
- Improve and scale recruiting systems, tools, and processes to support efficiency and growth
- Provide leadership with data-driven insights on funnel health, pass-through rates, and time-to-fill to help problem-solve bottlenecks and support hiring velocity
- Mentor and enable other recruiters, raising the bar for technical recruiting across the team
- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and proliferate a compelling talent brand externally

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in technical recruiting, with a strong track record hiring software engineers, ML engineers, or other highly specialized technical talent
- Strong business partnership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders using data and insights
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex searches in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- High ownership mindset with the ability to operate autonomously

## Nice to Have
- Experience recruiting for autonomy, robotics, defense, embedded systems, or Physical AI
- Familiarity with AI/ML talent markets and competitive dynamics for niche engineering profiles
- Experience hiring software engineers in a startup or hypergrowth environment

## Compensation
- Base salary range: $154,000 - $209,000 USD annually
- Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off

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