Technical Recruiter, Hivemind

Shield AI

🇺🇸 San Mateo, California Hybrid

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Job Description

We are looking for a highly strategic and execution-focused Staff Software Recruiter to help scale some of the most critical engineering organizations within the company. This person will own full-cycle recruiting for complex software engineering functions with a particular emphasis on Autonomy, Robotics, Embedded Software, Perception, Planning, Controls, Distributed Systems, and other highly specialized technical domains supporting next-generation aerospace and autonomous systems development.

This is not a traditional recruiting role. We are looking for someone who can operate as a true talent partner to engineering leadership, helping shape hiring strategy, influence workforce planning, drive prioritization discipline, and build scalable pipelines for some of the hardest-to-hire technical talent in the industry.

The ideal candidate thrives in high-growth, high-ambiguity environments and brings a strong track record of closing senior and niche software engineering talent while balancing speed, quality, and stakeholder partnership.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized software engineering roles across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, Planning, Embedded Software, Distributed Systems, Simulation, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, and related technical domains

Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies for difficult-to-find technical talent across aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, AI/ML, and adjacent industries

Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on market trends, talent availability, compensation competitiveness, and hiring risks

Drive strong operational rigor across pipeline management, funnel health, data accuracy, and stakeholder communication

Help influence workforce planning and ensure hiring activity remains aligned to approved business priorities

Improve recruiting scalability through process improvements, documentation, interview calibration, and tooling optimization

Deliver an exceptional candidate experience while maintaining urgency and high hiring quality standards

Mentor junior recruiters and sourcers while helping elevate recruiting best practices across the organization

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

10+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including significant ownership of complex software engineering searches

Proven success recruiting Software Engineers, Autonomy Engineers, Robotics Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Perception Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, or similar technical talent

Strong understanding of software engineering concepts, technical architectures, and engineering organizational structures

Experience partnering with senior engineering leadership in fast-paced or high-growth environments

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously while maintaining strong hiring outcomes

Strong sourcing and market-mapping capabilities across highly competitive technical domains

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and operational execution skills

Experience using ATS systems, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics to drive decisions and pipeline visibility

Ability to operate strategically while remaining highly execution-oriented

Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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Role Technical Recruiter, Hivemind
Experience 3-4 years
Work type Hybrid
Location United States

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Shield AI

Government & Public Sector · 500+ Members · San Diego, CA, United States

Shield AI builds Hivemind, an autonomy stack that flies aircraft without GPS, a remote pilot or waypoints, and the V-BAT aircraft it runs on.

The engineering is autonomy, perception and edge inference under the constraints of flight hardware.

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Job Posted:

1 month ago

Job Type

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Experience

3-4 years

Technical Recruiter, Hivemind

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