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Applied Intuition is a $15 billion Series A company (founded 2017) powering physical AI infrastructure for autonomous systems across automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and the US military trust their solutions. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale with offices globally.
As Senior Technical Recruiter, you will partner directly with engineering leadership to design and execute hiring strategies for software and ML engineers in a highly competitive talent market. This is a business-critical role scaling the company's highest-priority teams.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and execute recruiting strategies to identify and hire software and ML engineers
- Act as a consultative 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 productivity
- Lead structured, high-quality interview processes assessing technical excellence, problem-solving ability, and cultural alignment
- 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 identify and solve bottlenecks
- Mentor and enable other recruiters, raising the bar for technical recruiting across the team
- Deliver exceptional candidate experience and build compelling talent brand externally
- Maintain a high hiring bar
The company operates in-office with an expectation that full-time employees work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days per week, with flexibility for occasional remote work and schedule adjustments for personal commitments.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of experience in technical recruiting with a strong track record hiring software engineers, ML engineers, or other highly specialized technical talent
- Experience recruiting for autonomy, robotics, defense, embedded systems, or Physical AI
- Strong business partnership skills and 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 ability to operate autonomously
NICE TO HAVE:
- Familiarity with AI/ML talent markets and competitive dynamics for niche engineering profiles
- Experience hiring software engineers in a startup or hypergrowth environment
