Senior Technical Recruiter
Nuro is hiring a Senior Technical Recruiter in Mountain View, United States. It pays $132k-$198k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Nuro.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this HR role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- The listed pay starts 10% above the typical HR posting on Level.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub and technical recruiting.
- Level classifies it as a senior role.
- Level lists 94 other open roles at Nuro.
AI in this role
Own full-cycle technical recruiting for machine learning, robotics, and engineering teams supporting Nuro's AI strategy.
Who We Are
Nuro believes self-driving vehicles are the most immediate and profound opportunity for AI to drive positive change in the physical world. Safer streets, more time for what matters, and easier access to the world around us, that’s why we’re building a universal autonomy platform: self-driving for all roads and all rides.
Founded in 2016, Nuro is a physical AI company developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology for a wide range of vehicles, use cases, and markets. Powered by the Nuro Driver™, our universal autonomy platform enables the global mobility ecosystem to deploy autonomy at scale, from robotaxis and logistics fleets to personal vehicles.
With years of real-world deployment experience and a flexible, partner-led business model, Nuro is working toward a future where millions of autonomous vehicles powered by our technology help make everyday life safer, easier, and more connected.
Nuro has raised over $2B in capital from Uber, NVIDIA, Google, Softbank, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, and other leading investors.
About the Role
This Recruiting team hires world-class talent across Machine Learning, Data Infrastructure, Autonomy, and Systems Engineering. In this role, you'll own full-cycle recruiting for these functions and partner directly with engineering leaders to build the teams driving Nuro's AI-first strategy.
About the Work
- Own full-cycle technical recruiting: sourcing strategy, pipeline generation, interview coordination, and offer negotiation/closing.
- Partner with engineering leaders across Autonomy, Ml Research, Systems Engineering and Software Engineering to define role scopes, build interview plans, and set evaluation criteria.
- Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, source effectiveness) and use them to identify bottlenecks and improve processes.
- Run structured technical and behavioral evaluations in partnership with hiring panels to ensure consistent, defensible hiring decisions.
- Build and maintain sourcing pipelines using tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and outbound sourcing platforms; help evaluate and implement new recruiting tools/workflows.
About You
- In-house technical recruiting experience at talent dense technology companies, with at least 2 years recruiting for ML, robotics, or infrastructure engineering roles.
- Demonstrated experience building candidate pipelines through direct/outbound sourcing (not solely inbound or agency-sourced).
- Experience partnering directly with engineering directors/VPs on hiring strategy and role definition.
- Experience managing 10+ concurrent open searches.
- Working knowledge of an ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, or similar) for pipeline tracking and reporting.
- Practical fluency with AI-powered recruiting tools.
Bonus Points
- Recruiting experience specific to AI/ML research, autonomy, or robotics engineering roles.
- Experience recruiting for director-level or above engineering leadership roles.
- Direct experience with Greenhouse ATS.
At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $132,300 and $198,450 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.
At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. #LI-DNP
How we rate this
Senior Technical Recruiter at Nuro rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where technical recruiting was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where sourcing was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where full cycle recruiting was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where pipeline management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used LinkedIn Recruiter in your day-to-day work.
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