Senior Technical Recruiter

Overland AI is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead and scale full-cycle hiring for its machine learning, AI perception, and robotics engineering teams. Based onsite in Seattle, WA, this role partners closely with engineering leadership to shape hiring strategy, build candidate pipelines, and secure senior technical hires.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for ML, AI perception, robotics, and related engineering roles, managing the process from intake and sourcing through offer close.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and engineering leaders to define role requirements, calibrate on candidate fit, and develop hiring plans aligned with business pacing.
• Build and maintain qualified candidate pipelines using outbound sourcing, referrals, events, and creative engagement approaches.
• Develop and apply in-depth knowledge of Overland AI's autonomy stack, ML research areas, and the competitive landscape to present the role credibly to senior ML and robotics candidates.
• Use recruiting metrics such as pipeline velocity, conversion rates, and source effectiveness to identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements to hiring managers and leadership.
• Maintain a high-quality candidate experience through clear communication, timely feedback loops, and structured engagement at each stage.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on market conditions, compensation benchmarking, and candidate assessment.
• Support the creation of scalable recruiting infrastructure, including recruiting processes, tooling, interview frameworks, and documentation as the organization grows.

Requirements

• 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a meaningful portion focused on machine learning, computer vision, robotics, or related AI or autonomy roles.
• Proven ability to source and close competitive technical candidates, including candidates with multiple offers in play.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the capacity to influence hiring decisions and build trust with technical leaders and executives.
• Experience managing multiple open requisitions concurrently with strong organization and follow-through.
• Proficiency with ATS platforms (Rippling) and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and referral programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for candidates ranging from ML PhD new grads to staff-level robotics engineers.
• Comfort operating with high autonomy in an environment where recruiting processes are still being developed.

Technology

• Rippling
• LinkedIn Recruiter

Benefits

• Best-in-class healthcare, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k) with company match
• Parental leave
• Equity participation

Desired Experience

• Experience recruiting ML engineers, perception engineers, or robotics engineers in defense tech, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or adjacent deep-tech industries.
• Experience in both agency and in-house recruiting environments.
• Familiarity with cleared hiring processes or recruiting for roles requiring U.S. citizenship or security clearances.
• Familiarity with the ML/AI talent landscape, including relevant research communities, conferences (NeurIPS, CVPR, ICRA, RSS), and PhD hiring pipelines.
• Track record of building recruiting processes from scratch at a scaling startup.

Compensation

Salary range: USD $120,000 - $170,000 per year, depending on experience.

Location

Seattle, WA (onsite)