Senior Technical Recruiter

Senior Technical Recruiter (Full-Cycle)

Location: U.S. (Hybrid in Dallas)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Search Type: Confidential | High-Performance Computing Startup

About the Opportunity

We are an early-stage, venture-backed startup building next-generation infrastructure at the forefront of high-performance computing (HPC), AI, and advanced cloud systems. Our work supports mission-critical workloads and technically sophisticated customers operating at scale.

As we enter a rapid growth phase, we are seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead complex, full-cycle hiring across deeply technical roles while also supporting key business and operational functions. This individual will play a foundational role in building the team that builds the platform.

This is not a high-volume transactional recruiting role — it requires precision, technical fluency, and the ability to close highly sought-after talent in competitive markets.

What You'll Do

Full-Cycle Recruiting Leadership

• Own end-to-end recruitment for complex technical and non-technical roles.
• Partner directly with founders and senior leadership to scope roles, define competencies, and calibrate talent expectations.
• Build structured, repeatable hiring processes in a fast‑moving startup environment.

Deep Technical Search Execution

• Lead recruiting efforts across highly specialized domains such as:
  • HPC systems engineering
  • Distributed systems & low‑latency infrastructure
  • GPU/accelerator architecture
  • Cloud platform engineering
  • Network engineering & high‑throughput systems
  • Performance optimization & systems‑level development
• Translate advanced technical requirements into effective sourcing and screening strategies.
• Develop proactive pipelines in niche, highly competitive talent markets.

Broader Organizational Hiring

• Support recruitment for critical non‑technical functions including operations, finance, people, go‑to‑market, and leadership roles.
• Balance a meaningful requisition load across both technical and business functions.

Talent Strategy & Market Intelligence

• Advise leadership on talent market conditions, compensation trends, and competitive positioning.
• Implement data‑informed sourcing strategies and optimize pipeline health.
• Contribute to employer branding initiatives appropriate for a stealth or low‑visibility environment.

Candidate & Stakeholder Experience

• Deliver a high‑touch, white‑glove candidate experience aligned with senior‑level and specialized hiring.
• Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers, driving alignment, feedback discipline, and efficient decision‑making.

What Success Looks Like

• You successfully close senior and highly technical talent in competitive markets.
• You manage a substantial workload of complex searches without sacrificing quality.
• You build scalable recruiting processes from the ground up.
• Leadership views you as a trusted advisor, not just a recruiter.

Qualifications

Required

• 4+ years of full‑cycle recruiting experience, with significant exposure to technical recruiting.
• Demonstrated success hiring for complex infrastructure, systems, or HPC‑related roles.
• Strong sourcing expertise (LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, technical communities, direct outreach).
• Ability to understand and converse credibly about distributed systems, compute infrastructure, or related technologies.
• Experience operating in fast‑growth, high‑ambiguity environments.

Preferred

• Prior experience recruiting for HPC, AI infrastructure, cloud platforms, semiconductors, or deep‑tech startups.
• Experience building recruiting processes in early‑stage companies.
• Comfort supporting executive or highly specialized hiring.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to help build a foundational team within a high‑impact, technically ambitious startup. The recruiter in this role will directly influence the caliber of engineering and leadership talent shaping next‑generation compute infrastructure.

You will operate with ownership, autonomy, and visibility — and your impact will be measurable in the strength of the team we build.