Senior Technical Recruiter - Software

Senior Software Engineering Recruiter

The Talent team is responsible for building the organization that will build the future of humanoid robotics. Every hire shapes our culture, raises our technical bar, and accelerates our mission. The team operates with urgency, high standards, and deep partnership to ensure the right people are in the right roles at the right time.

As a Senior Software Engineering Recruiter, you will help build the software organization responsible for enabling intelligence, autonomy, controls, infrastructure, and platform technologies across NEO. You will partner closely with engineering leaders to identify, engage, and hire exceptional software talent across full-stack, embedded, firmware, systems, and infrastructure domains while helping ensure 1X continues to raise the bar with every hire.

Key Outcomes

• Deliver high-quality hires across software engineering disciplines while maintaining exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines across full-stack, embedded, firmware, systems, and infrastructure engineering functions.
• Establish trusted partnerships with engineering leaders and provide data-driven guidance throughout the hiring process.
• Improve recruiting effectiveness through sourcing innovation, interview calibration, process improvements, and technical talent market intelligence.
• Help ensure hiring decisions consistently align with 1X's technical standards, organizational needs, and long-term growth objectives.

Key Competencies

• Strong full-cycle recruiter with demonstrated success recruiting technical and software engineering talent.
• Skilled talent sourcer capable of identifying and engaging highly competitive software engineering candidates.
• Ability to recruit effectively across multiple software domains, including product engineering, embedded systems, firmware, infrastructure, and low-level systems engineering.
• Trusted business partner who builds credibility with engineering leaders and influences hiring decisions through data and judgment.
• Highly organized operator capable of managing multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining quality, responsiveness, and attention to detail.

Minimum Requirements

• 4+ years of experience recruiting software engineering talent in fast-paced, high-growth, or technically demanding environments.
• Demonstrated success hiring across software engineering disciplines, including full-stack, embedded systems, firmware, infrastructure, or related technical functions.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals and technical talent markets.
• Experience partnering directly with engineering leaders and supporting technical interview processes.
• Ability to independently manage full-cycle recruiting activities from sourcing through offer acceptance.

Preferred Skills

• Experience recruiting within robotics, AI, autonomous systems, machine learning, semiconductor, infrastructure software, or other deep-tech environments.
• Experience supporting both application-level and systems-level engineering organizations.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, operating systems, embedded software, firmware development, or cloud infrastructure technologies.
• Experience supporting high-growth startup environments.
• Experience building recruiting processes, interview frameworks, talent mapping exercises, or technical recruiting programs.

Compensation Range

$110,000 - $186,000 per year

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

Equal Opportunity Employer

1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, justice system impact, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.