Senior Recruiter (Tech & Non-Tech)

Sonar • San Mateo, CA

4d • $165,000 - $195,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Sonar is driving the future of agent-centric software development. As the leader in AI code verification and governance, we solve a critical problem: ensuring that software generated by AI-assisted developers or autonomous agents is reliable, secure, and maintainable. Integrating seamlessly with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, and Devin, we help over 75% of the Fortune 100 build trusted, reliable, compliant software. Customers who use Sonar are 44% less likely to report an outage due to AI-generated code. We believe code verification is the critical missing link in the Agent-Centric Development Cycle (AC/DC). Industry giants like Nvidia, ServiceNow, Booking.com, Goldman Sachs, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company count on us to provide independent, explainable, consistent review and governance of their AI-generated code via products like: SonarQube: The world’s leading AI code review and verification platform. SonarQube Foundation Agent: Currently topping the leaderboards for agentic software repair. SonarSweep & Sonar Context Augmentation: Providing the enterprise-grade context and constraints agents need to be truly effective. Our team operates across global hubs in Austin, Bochum, Dubai, Geneva, London, San Mateo (California), Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington D.C. We move with a mindset we call CODE: Committed to our customers and community. Obsessed with quality. Deliberate in our decisions. Effective as one team. With over $400M in revenue and profitable, fast-paced growth, we are building the backbone of the AI software revolution. If you’re hungry to have an impact, want to build at a fast pace, and ready to work at the forefront of AI, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

• Significant experience as a full-cycle recruiter, with a proven track record recruiting for both technical/engineering roles and GTM/sales roles
• Deep knowledge of the Bay Area and US talent market to advise stakeholders on compensation benchmarks, market trends, and competitive positioning for both engineering and GTM talent
• Strong recruiting operations instincts—comfortable owning ATS data integrity, pipeline reporting, and process documentation without needing a dedicated ops function to lean on
• Proven experience working with global companies and stakeholders across different regions and time zones
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and influence senior leaders, including executives
• Strong, proactive sourcing background and the instincts of a hunter—comfortable building pipeline from scratch across disciplines
• Strong "selling" skills—able to pitch opportunities compellingly and close passive candidates in competitive markets
• Owner-operator mindset: self-directed, resourceful, and comfortable driving results with minimal oversight
• Experience recruiting in fast-paced, high-growth environments, ideally including experience supporting M&A integration or newly acquired teams
• Exceptional clarity in communication, both written and verbal, across all levels of an organization and across technical and business audiences
• Comfortable managing a high volume of open roles simultaneously across functions without sacrificing quality or candidate experience

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience recruiting in the AI, dev tools, or enterprise software space

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment—from intake to close—for both technical and GTM roles supporting the Gitar integration and our sales organization
• Partner directly with engineering and sales leaders to build hiring strategies aligned to business priorities
• Lead technical hiring for the newly acquired Gitar team, working closely with engineering managers to define role scope, calibrate technical bars, and integrate new hires smoothly
• Work with our GTM Recruiting Manager to build out our AI-native GTM organization, partnering with sales leadership to identify and close top sales, sales engineering, and customer-facing talent
• Act as a hands-on hunter: proactively source and build robust talent pipelines across both technical and commercial functions, rather than relying solely on inbound applications
• Sell Sonar's mission and opportunity to passive candidates, acting as a trusted advisor and closer throughout the hiring process
• Manage a high volume of concurrent searches across multiple functions and levels while maintaining a high bar for candidate experience and quality of hire
• Identify opportunities to improve or automate recruiting workflows, from sourcing outreach to interview scheduling, so the function scales efficiently as hiring volume grows

Benefits

• Other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed