Senior/Staff Technical Recruiter

The role

You will lead critical engineering searches and partner with company leaders to build teams for autonomous flight. You will manage high-quality pipelines, influence hiring strategy, and drive executive-level recruiting engagements.

What you will do

• Seek top talent and curate high-quality pipelines
• Craft candidate experiences and secure exceptional hires
• Act as a recruiting expert and advisor for hiring leaders
• Influence org design, headcount planning, and hiring strategy
• Drive executive-level recruiting engagements
• Partner with People Ops, Compensation, and Finance to optimize processes
• Champion structured hiring practices
• Identify and resolve recruiting bottlenecks
• Help uplevel fellow recruiters

Required qualifications

• Deep expertise building high talent density teams in Software (Cloud, Mobile, Infrastructure), Autonomy (Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Planning & Controls), Hardware (Mechanical & Electrical Design)
• Ability to influence and advise at the executive level
• Comfort navigating complex, ambiguous hiring landscapes
• Experience mentoring recruiters and contributing to process, tooling, and talent branding
• Strong business acumen and communication skills

Nice to have

• Blend of in-house and agency experience
• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Equity in the form of stock options
• Group health insurance plans
• Paid vacation time
• Sick leave
• Holiday pay
• 401K savings plan
• Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles

Before you apply

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About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The team combines expertise in artificial intelligence, hardware and software product development, and operational excellence.