Technical Recruiter

About the role

We are seeking a Technical Recruiter to help scale a high-caliber engineering organization across semiconductor, silicon, hardware, systems, software, and AI infrastructure functions. This person will own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized technical roles, partner closely with hiring managers, and help build the recruiting infrastructure needed for a fast-moving startup.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles, with an emphasis on semiconductor, silicon design, hardware engineering, systems engineering, ASIC/SOC, verification, physical design, firmware, embedded systems, networking, data center infrastructure, or related technical domains.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, interview plans, sourcing strategies, candidate profiles, and evaluation criteria.
• Identify, engage, and nurture passive candidates through thoughtful outreach and long-term relationship building.
• Manage candidates through the full hiring process, including intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, feedback collection, offer support, and close.
• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience that reflects our culture, pace, and technical depth.
• Use Ashby and related recruiting tools to maintain accurate pipeline data, track activity, and provide hiring updates to leadership.
• Help improve recruiting processes, including interview structure, scorecards, pipeline reporting, candidate communications, and hiring manager workflows.
• Partner with People Operations, Finance, and leadership on headcount planning, offer approvals, compensation alignment, and onboarding handoffs.
• Represent the company in the market with professionalism, credibility, and a clear understanding of our technical mission.
• Occasional travel for company meetings, recruiting events, hiring manager sessions, and onsite interview support.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of recruiting experience, including direct recruiting experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Proven experience recruiting for technical roles in areas such as silicon, hardware engineering, systems engineering, ASIC/SOC, verification, physical design, firmware, embedded systems, networking, data center infrastructure, or related technical domains.
• Strong sourcing capability, including experience identifying and engaging passive candidates in competitive semiconductor and deep-tech talent markets.
• Ability to partner effectively with technical hiring managers and translate complex engineering requirements into practical recruiting strategies.
• Strong judgment in candidate assessment, process management, stakeholder communication, and hiring prioritization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft compelling candidate outreach.
• High ownership, urgency, organization, and follow-through.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping create structure as the company scales.
• Experience with modern ATS and sourcing tools; Ashby experience is a plus.
• Ability to work remotely and travel occasionally as needed.

Desired Skills

• Experience recruiting for AI infrastructure, networking, data center, or high-performance compute companies.
• Experience supporting early-stage or growth-stage startup hiring.
• Familiarity with compensation, equity, offer strategy, and closing candidates in competitive markets.
• Experience building recruiting dashboards, pipeline reporting, or structured interview processes.
• Prior agency or executive search experience focused on semiconductor or deep-tech talent.

Compensation

Target base salary for this role is $120,000 – $150,000 per year, plus equity and benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, experience, and location.