Senior Technical Recruiter, Engineering

Job description

Job 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

Job 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 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