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Senior Technical Recruiter

Mountain ViewOnsiteFull TimeSeniorPosted 2 months ago

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Required skills

  • full-cycle recruiting
  • sourcing strategy
  • pipeline generation
  • interview coordination
  • offer negotiation
  • closing
  • engineering leaders
  • role scopes
  • interview plans
  • evaluation criteria

Nice to have

  • AI-powered recruiting tools
  • AI/ML research
  • autonomy
  • robotics engineering
  • director-level
  • above engineering leadership roles

Role summary

Nuro is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to join their team. This role will own full-cycle recruiting for Machine Learning, Data Infrastructure, Autonomy, and Systems Engineering functions, partnering with engineering leaders to build world-class teams. Responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies, generating pipelines, coordinating interviews, and negotiating offers. The recruiter will also track key metrics, ensure structured evaluations, and leverage tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS systems. Experience in technical recruiting for ML, robotics, or infrastructure engineering roles at technology companies is required, along with a proven ability to build candidate pipelines through direct sourcing and partner with engineering leadership. Experience managing multiple searches concurrently and familiarity with AI recruiting tools are also important. The role is hybrid and offers a base pay range of $132,300 - $198,450 annually, plus bonus and equity.

Who We Are

Nuro believes self-driving vehicles are the most immediate and profound opportunity for AI to drive positive change in the physical world. Safer streets, more time for what matters, and easier access to the world around us, that’s why we’re building a universal autonomy platform: self-driving for all roads and all rides.Founded in 2016, Nuro is a physical AI company developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology for a wide range of vehicles, use cases, and markets. Powered by the Nuro Driver™, our universal autonomy platform enables the global mobility ecosystem to deploy autonomy at scale, from robotaxis and logistics fleets to personal vehicles.With years of real-world deployment experience and a flexible, partner-led business model, Nuro is working toward a future where millions of autonomous vehicles powered by our technology help make everyday life safer, easier, and more connected.Nuro has raised over $2B in capital from Uber, NVIDIA, Google, Softbank, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, and other leading investors.

About the RoleThis Recruiting team hires world-class talent across Machine Learning, Data Infrastructure, Autonomy, and Systems Engineering. In this role, you'll own full-cycle recruiting for these functions and partner directly with engineering leaders to build the teams driving Nuro's AI-first strategy.

About the Work

  • Own full-cycle technical recruiting: sourcing strategy, pipeline generation, interview coordination, and offer negotiation/closing.
  • Partner with engineering leaders across Autonomy, Ml Research, Systems Engineering and Software Engineering to define role scopes, build interview plans, and set evaluation criteria.
  • Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, source effectiveness) and use them to identify bottlenecks and improve processes.
  • Run structured technical and behavioral evaluations in partnership with hiring panels to ensure consistent, defensible hiring decisions.
  • Build and maintain sourcing pipelines using tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and outbound sourcing platforms; help evaluate and implement new recruiting tools/workflows.

    • About You

  • In-house technical recruiting experience at talent dense technology companies, with at least 2 years recruiting for ML, robotics, or infrastructure engineering roles.
  • Demonstrated experience building candidate pipelines through direct/outbound sourcing (not solely inbound or agency-sourced).
  • Experience partnering directly with engineering directors/VPs on hiring strategy and role definition.
  • Experience managing 10+ concurrent open searches.
  • Working knowledge of an ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, or similar) for pipeline tracking and reporting.
  • Practical fluency with AI-powered recruiting tools.

    • Bonus Points

  • Recruiting experience specific to AI/ML research, autonomy, or robotics engineering roles.
  • Experience recruiting for director-level or above engineering leadership roles.
  • Direct experience with Greenhouse ATS.

    • At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $132,300 and $198,450 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

    At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. #LI-DNP

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