Staff Technical Recruiter

Anduril • Seattle, WA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a key member of Anduril's software recruiting team, the Staff Technical Recruiter will support the company's rapid growth by working hands-on with leaders and individual contributors to define hiring needs and execute recruiting strategy. The role involves high ownership across all aspects of recruiting and working within a small team. The recruiter will partner directly with multiple small drone teams to recruit software engineers with robotics domain experience.

This is a hybrid role based in Anduril's Costa Mesa, California, or Seattle, Washington, office, with an expectation of working in the office three days per week. The role focuses on sourcing and managing high-volume candidate pipelines, advising business leaders on talent strategy, understanding teams' products and technical roadmaps, and closing exceptional technical talent. It also includes analyzing recruiting data, improving recruiting processes, serving as a subject matter expert in prospecting methods and tools, conducting candidate interviews, and maintaining a positive candidate experience.

The posting states that the salary range is an estimate based on base salary and may vary according to work experience, education or training, skills, and business considerations. It notes that highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are part of total compensation. Anduril also offers a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, described as available at little to no cost.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience recruiting and sourcing for technical roles and closing top-tier engineering talent; startup or software experience preferred.
• Experience hiring candidates in robotics disciplines such as computer vision, perception, motion planning, localization, or mapping.
• At least 4 years of client interaction experience, including working with hiring managers and directors, taking new requirements, reviewing profiles, and updating pipeline progress.
• Experience providing consultative guidance that improves outcomes and candidate experience while earning the respect of peers and clients.
• Strong understanding of technical skills and experience required for engineering positions.
• Clear and effective communication with candidates to understand their motivations, drivers, and fit.
• Experience managing multiple candidate funnels and tracking candidate progress throughout recruitment.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems.
• Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods.
• Familiarity with a wide variety of sourcing avenues.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in startups, technology, and relevant domains such as AAV, UAS, AUV, weapons, or related programs.
• Self-sufficient and able to work with little direct supervision.
• Resilient and creative, with the flexibility to troubleshoot routine obstacles and develop solutions on the fly.
• Direct and succinct communication, timely information sharing, active listening, and purposeful engagement.
• A strong sense of ownership, accountability, and alignment with the business and company mission.
• Low ego and high curiosity; values learning, candid feedback, and iterating after setbacks.

Responsibilities

• Source, track, and maintain a high volume of candidates while communicating with stakeholders.
• Build trusted partnerships with business leaders, influence talent strategy, and deliver on hiring needs.
• Establish a consistent operating rhythm with cross-functional stakeholders to support company growth.
• Learn the product positioning, market fit, technical roadmap, and culture of the teams being supported.
• Develop an understanding of the mission and effectively present team and role opportunities to candidates.
• Track and analyze recruiting pipeline and performance data, identify opportunities, and communicate data-driven insights.
• Build recruiting strategies for long-range company growth and implement referral best practices and process improvements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in prospecting techniques and tools, information retrieval, data extraction, web scraping, process improvement, automation, and candidate management.
• Conduct candidate interviews and anticipate hiring manager preferences to achieve strong interview-to-offer ratios.
• Engage passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Boolean strings, referrals, and SOBO campaigns.
• Provide proactive communication and engagement to ensure a consistent, positive candidate experience throughout recruitment.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package for full-time employees, available at little to no cost.
• Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers and considered part of total compensation.

What This Job Offers

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