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Orkes is building a modern workflow orchestration platform for distributed applications, helping engineering teams simplify complex systems and build reliable cloud-native applications at scale. The company is growing rapidly and scaling both engineering and go-to-market organizations.
As Lead Technical Recruiter, you will own full-cycle recruiting for technical and go-to-market hiring while establishing scalable recruiting practices for this fast-growing startup. This is a highly strategic, hands-on role requiring deep expertise in sourcing difficult-to-find talent and understanding competitive hiring markets.
Key responsibilities include:
**Technical Recruiting:** Lead full-cycle recruiting for Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Technical Leadership roles. Recruit senior-level individual contributors including Senior, Staff, and Principal Engineers. Build pipelines for difficult-to-fill technical positions through proactive sourcing and networking.
**GTM Hiring:** Recruit for strategic Go-to-Market positions including Enterprise Account Executives, Sales Engineers, Customer Success, Solutions Architects, and Technical Support Leadership.
**Talent Pipeline Development:** Develop proactive sourcing strategies beyond inbound applicants. Build relationships with passive candidates across engineering and enterprise software communities. Maintain healthy talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
**Hiring Manager Partnership:** Advise hiring managers on market trends, compensation, and candidate availability. Run effective intake meetings and develop recruiting strategies for each search. Drive interview processes and deliver exceptional candidate experience.
**Recruiting Operations:** Manage candidate pipelines and ATS workflows. Continuously improve recruiting processes, reporting, and hiring efficiency. Partner with agencies when needed while prioritizing internally sourced talent. Help establish scalable recruiting best practices.
Required qualifications: 6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, preferably at venture-backed startups or high-growth SaaS companies. Proven success hiring Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, and Engineering Leaders. Experience recruiting Go-to-Market talent including Enterprise Account Executives and technical customer-facing roles. Strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, referrals, networking, and creative outbound strategies. Experience hiring senior technical talent including Staff and Principal Engineers. Excellent stakeholder management and hiring manager partnership skills. Strong understanding of today's technical hiring landscape.
Preferred: Experience recruiting in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, AI, developer tools, or enterprise software. Experience supporting organizations scaling from early-stage startup through rapid growth. Familiarity with engineering career leveling and technical interview processes.
