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Senior Technical Recruiter, Space (Contract)

Anduril· People : Talent Acquisition : Recruiting
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Hybrid (Washington, DC)$70/hr - $80/hrcontractPosted 4mo ago

About the role

Contract role focused on software recruitment for Anduril's Space Division. Hybrid onsite in Washington, DC; open to contract with eligibility to convert. Senior technical recruiter responsible for full-cycle recruiting, with emphasis on software engineering talent, process improvement, stakeholder partnership, and data-driven talent strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Move fast, with a process for consistently sourcing, tracking and maintaining a high volume of candidates while maintaining open lines of communication with stakeholders
  • Establish deep trust and partnership with business leaders to help influence talent strategy while executing on hiring deliverables
  • Build trust through consistency and a strong operating rhythm in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders to help scale and manage company growth
  • Embed yourself into the business and into your teams to understand the product positioning and market fit, technical roadmap, and culture of the team
  • Develop a strong understanding of the mission while learning how to effectively pitch the team and opportunity, ultimately closing exceptional technical talent for the organization
  • Track and analyze pipeline and performance data to gain insights into areas of opportunity and translate that into a data-driven narrative that enables increased momentum
  • Build recruiting strategies that contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing best practices around referrals and process improvements where needed
  • Act as a subject matter expert in prospecting techniques and tools used for information retrieval, data extraction, web-scraping, continuous process improvement, process automation, and candidate management
  • Conduct interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high interview-to-offer ratios
  • Engage passive candidates using Linkedin Recruiter, Gem, Boolean strings, referral and SOBO campaigns
  • Provide a consistent and positive candidate experience throughout the entire recruiting process with proactive communication and engagement

Qualifications

  • 6+ years experience recruiting and sourcing for technical roles and closing top tier engineering talent (startup/software experience preferred)
  • 4+ years of client interaction experience, including working with Hiring Managers and Directors, taking new requirements, reviewing profiles and updating pipeline progress
  • Experience acting in a consultative manner where your guidance has led to improved outcomes, and a positive candidate experience, while earning the respect of your peers and clients
  • Strong understanding of the technical skills and experience required for Engineering positions within the business
  • Clear and effective communication with candidates to understand motivation, drivers, and fit within the organization
  • Experience managing various funnels of candidates and keeping track of their progress throughout the recruitment process
  • Working knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems
  • Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods
  • Familiar with a wide variety of sourcing avenues

Skills

Required:Technical recruiting for software engineeringClient management and stakeholder collaborationConsultative recruitingInterviewing and screening

Benefits

  • Not listed in the job description; benefits are referenced generally as part of full-time offers but explicit benefits are not enumerated in this description.
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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