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Senior Technical Recruiter, Space (Contract)

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

About the role

Contract-based Senior Technical Recruiter focused on software recruiting for Anduril's Space Division, hybrid onsite in Seattle, WA. Responsible for end-to-end recruiting, building talent strategy, and delivering top-tier software engineering talent.

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 guidance led to improved outcomes and positive candidate experience
  • 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:Software recruitingStakeholder managementInterviewingCandidate sourcing

Benefits

  • US Hourly Range $70—$80 USD
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in full-time offers (and considered part of total compensation)
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and related)
  • Explore Our Benefits link provided in description
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anduril

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