Senior Technical Recruiter, Engineering

Applied Intuition, Inc. powers the future of physical AI, building the digital infrastructure that brings intelligence to every moving machine. The company serves automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries from its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices worldwide.

About the Opportunity

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will partner closely with engineering leadership to design and execute hiring strategies that attract, evaluate, and close exceptional software and machine‑learning engineering talent in a highly competitive market. This role is critical to scaling the company’s highest‑priority teams and supporting its growth toward a successful exit.

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 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.

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.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with AI/ML talent markets and competitive dynamics for niche engineering profiles.
• Experience hiring software engineers in a startup or hyper‑growth environment.

Benefits

• Base salary plus equity (options and/or restricted stock units).
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Learning and wellness stipends.
• Paid time off.
• Benefits may vary by jurisdiction and are subject to change.

Pay

Compensation Range: $154K – $230K