Technical Recruiter – Software
San Francisco · 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
- San Francisco
- 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, including 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
- 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
- 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
- Use ATS tools (Lever preferred) to maintain accurate and up-to-date pipelines
- 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
- 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
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
- Carrot Fertility comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
- Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
- Relocation assistance when applicable
Workplace
- Offices located in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France
Skills
- Python
- APIs
- Git
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Linux
- Embedded C/C++
- RTOS
- ATS
- Lever
- LinkedIn Recruiter
