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Technical Recruiter – Software

Loft Orbital

Golden · USD 120,000-150,000 / year · 3+ years experience · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

Experience
3+ years experience
Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Onsite
Location
Golden
Salary
USD 120,000-150,000 / year

Responsibilities

  • Manage full-cycle technical recruiting with a strong focus on software and product engineering roles
  • Conduct proactive sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter, advanced Boolean search techniques, and creative approaches to engaging passive candidates
  • Recruit technical talent across software and product engineering disciplines including frontend/web applications, backend services, cloud infrastructure, software integration, test infrastructure, and distributed systems
  • Understand and translate complex technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies for specialized areas such as mission-control and ground software, telemetry and command systems, mission planning and scheduling, payload tasking and monitoring, data routing, and automation
  • Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for highly competitive, niche technical positions
  • Effectively pitch Loft’s mission, culture, and technical challenges to highly specialized, passive candidates
  • Conduct phone screens, assess technical alignment, and manage candidate communication throughout the full interview lifecycle
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date pipelines using ATS tools
  • Partner closely with hiring managers and the internal recruiting team, providing market insights and recommendations to improve hiring outcomes

Requirements

  • 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a strong focus on software and product engineering roles, ideally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • Demonstrated strength in proactive sourcing, including LinkedIn Recruiter, advanced Boolean search techniques, and creative approaches to engaging passive candidates
  • Experience recruiting technical talent across software and product engineering disciplines, including frontend/web applications, backend services, cloud infrastructure, software integration, test infrastructure, and distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of software engineering concepts and technologies, including Python, APIs, Git, Docker, CI/CD, automated testing, Linux, and cloud-based systems
  • Ability to understand and translate complex technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies, including specialized areas such as mission-control and ground software, telemetry and command systems, mission planning and scheduling, payload tasking and monitoring, data routing, and automation
  • Familiarity with recruiting for specialized software environments involving embedded C/C++, RTOS, secure web applications, satellite operations, flight dynamics, or AI/ML applications
  • Proven ability to build and maintain strong talent pipelines for highly competitive, niche technical positions
  • Ability to effectively pitch Loft’s mission, culture, and technical challenges to highly specialized, passive candidates
  • Experience conducting phone screens, assessing technical alignment, and managing candidate communication throughout the full interview lifecycle
  • Proficiency with ATS tools, including maintaining accurate and up-to-date pipelines

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience recruiting within the space, satellite, aerospace, robotics, autonomous systems, or adjacent deep-tech industries
  • Direct experience recruiting for mission-control software, satellite ground systems, flight software, embedded systems, or AI/ML engineering roles
  • Experience recruiting internationally, particularly across US and European technical talent markets
  • Prior work in or close partnership with startup or high-growth technology companies
  • Background in agency recruiting or experience managing multiple specialized technical searches simultaneously
  • Familiarity with ITAR, EAR, and compliance considerations relevant to US-based space and defense hiring
  • Skilled at using social platforms like LinkedIn to enhance employer brand and attract niche technical talent
  • Comfort reporting on recruiting metrics, pipeline health, and sourcing performance

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
  • Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
  • 100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays
  • 401(k) plan and equity options
  • Daily catered lunches and snacks
  • International exposure to our team in France
  • Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
  • Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
  • Relocation assistance when applicable

Skills

  • Python
  • APIs
  • Git
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Automated Testing
  • Linux
  • Cloud-based Systems
  • Embedded C/C++
  • RTOS
  • AI/ML
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
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  • Boolean Search
  • ATS

Loft Orbital

Technical Recruiter – Software

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