Technical Recruiter

Rainmaker Technology Corporation•El Segundo, CA

6d•$130,000 - $170,000

About The Position

Rainmaker is hiring a Technical Recruiter to build and own its technical recruiting engine, hiring exceptional technical, scientific, and operational talent. The recruiter will own recruiting end to end, including sourcing, interview processes, hiring decisions, and candidate experience from initial contact through signed offer. They will partner closely with the Head of People, leadership, and hiring managers, while retaining responsibility for recruiting execution. The role focuses on building a consistent, fast, predictable, and disciplined hiring system as the company grows. The recruiter will establish sourcing and pipeline-building practices, structured interview loops, scorecards, calibrated debriefs, closing playbooks, and regular operating reviews tied to company priorities. They will maintain a high hiring bar, make decisions evidence-based, and ensure candidates are treated respectfully throughout the process.

Requirements

5+ years of recruiting experience in a high-growth company, with a track record of building recruiting operations, processes, systems, and standards.
Demonstrated ability to hire hard-to-find talent in competitive markets across engineering and hardware, science and research, operations, and senior leadership.
Deep fluency in structured, evidence-based hiring, including scorecards, signal-owned interview loops, and calibrated debriefs.
Strong sourcing and closing instincts, including proactive pipeline-building for candidates who are not actively looking and the ability to assess and manage offer risk.
Exceptional communication, judgment, and follow-through.
Ability to operate using data and earn trust across technical, scientific, operational, and executive teams while building structure without unnecessary bureaucracy.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for technical, scientific, aerospace, robotics, aviation, or similarly complex multidisciplinary organizations.
Experience in an early-stage or founder-led environment transitioning into a more structured operating company.
Experience designing and running interview systems and interviewer calibration at scale.
Working knowledge of recruiting analytics and tooling, including ATS, sourcing platforms, funnel and source-quality reporting, and quality-of-hire measurement.
Experience partnering with People, Finance, and hiring managers to connect hiring plans to workforce planning, compensation, onboarding, and manager readiness.

Responsibilities

Build the recruiting system, including sourcing, structured interview loops, closing playbooks, and weekly operating reviews tied to company priorities.
Own sourcing strategy and proactive pipeline-building for every critical role, including target mapping and outreach.
Design rigorous, evidence-based interview loops with clear interviewer signals, approved scorecards, calibrated debriefs, and disciplined closing processes.
Own the candidate experience from first contact through signed offer.
Protect hiring quality and Rainmaker's hiring standards across searches, including defining what great looks like for each role.
Partner with the Head of People, leadership, and hiring managers on recruiting execution.