Technical Recruiter
At a glance
Mid-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Matic. Menlo Park · full-time · $90,000–$120,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build talent pipelines for robotics, machine learning, embedded systems and software engineering roles
- Research hard-to-reach technical candidates and tailor outreach to their experience and interests
- Work with hiring managers and founders to define what strong candidates should bring to each role
- Track where relevant talent works and what may prompt them to consider a conversation
- Use sourcing results to adjust your methods and build recruiting processes independently
What you bring
- You bring sound judgment, analytical thinking and the ability to change course as recruiting needs shift
- You can work independently, set priorities and create processes on a small team
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone who prefers research-led sourcing and thoughtful candidate conversations over funnel or closing-rate targets. The position is onsite in Menlo Park and calls for independent work without a large recruiting team around you.
From the employer
Company Overview
Each year, 2.5 trillion hours are spent on household chores. At Matic, we’re on a mission to recapture that lost time, and we’re doing it by revolutionizing home robotics.
Our first product, also called Matic, is a Wall-E-esque floor cleaning robot. We've built what amounts to "full self-driving in the home” with real-time 3D mapping, adaptive path-tracking, and a precise semantic understanding of the home. Our breakthroughs in spatial AI allow Matic to work reliably in real homes, using only RGB cameras and neural networks running on-device.
Privacy First
What happens in the home, stays in the home. Our robots are private by design, with all data processing performed by the robot itself, not in the cloud.
Our Approach
Before the iPhone, consumers adopted several distinct devices; cell phones, PDAs, and portable music players each served a particular need. We believe in a similar progression for home robotics, starting with single-purpose robots and building iteratively toward more complex capabilities over time.
Our Culture
Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We're ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save precious time and energy.
About the role
What You'll Do
Build and manage high-quality pipelines for technical roles across robotics, ML/AI, embedded systems, and software engineering
Develop creative, research-driven sourcing strategies to find candidates who aren't actively looking
Write outreach that resonates - personalized, specific, and reflective of a genuine understanding of the candidate's background
Partner closely with hiring managers and founders to deeply understand what "great" looks like for each role
Maintain a sharp, accurate view of the talent landscape - who's doing interesting work, where, and why they might be open to a conversation
Continuously refine your approach based on what's working and what's not
Who You Are
You don't need a script; you can reason through a hard problem, craft a strategy, and adjust on the fly. You bring intellectual rigor to sourcing the same way a strong engineer brings it to a technical problem.
You're not here to run a funnel or hit a closing rate. You care about finding the right people for the right roles, and you trust that good judgment and honest conversations get better outcomes than pressure tactics.
You're mission-driven. You want to be at Matic specifically. You're excited about what we're building and that energy comes through in every conversation you have with a candidate.
You're comfortable with ambiguity and ownership. We're a small team. You won't have a large recruiting org around you. You'll need to set your own priorities, build your own processes from scratch, and operate with a high degree of independence.
Nice to Have
0-4 years of experience in talent acquisition at a high-growth tech startup
Experience sourcing for technical roles (ML, robotics, embedded, systems, or similar)
Background in technical research, engineering, or a field adjacent to the work we do
Familiarity with Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools
Experience at a fast-moving startup or hardware/deep tech company
Eager to work with AI tools and automating workflows
Experience with ATS (Ashby, greenhouse, etc.)
Why Matic
Work on a genuinely hard, genuinely important problem
Small team, high trust, real ownership
Your work has a direct and visible impact on who joins the company
Competitive compensation and equity
Compensation
Base $90,000 — $120,000
Actual Compensation will depend on skills, experience and qualifications. Base Salary is one part of the total compensation package. The role is also eligible for equity through the company’s discretionary equity program, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage access to a 401(k) plan.