Senior Technical Recruiter

MatX is on a mission to make the world's best AI models run as efficiently as possible—accelerating global progress in AI quality and accessibility. We are building cutting-edge AI infrastructure at the intersection of hardware and software, and our team is growing quickly.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter with deep experience in technical recruiting and a strong understanding of the hardware and/or AI landscape. This role will play a critical part in scaling our teams by owning key stages of the hiring process, delivering an exceptional candidate experience, and driving performance through reporting key metrics for talent acquisition to senior leadership and hiring teams.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, partners effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, and brings both rigor and empathy to recruiting. You will have a direct impact on company growth and will help shape recruiting processes as MatX continues to scale.

What You'll Do Here

• Lead full-cycle recruiting activities, including designing roles, from sourcing to offer negotiation
• Develop and execute recruiting strategies (market mapping, direct outreach) to identify, source, and hire top technical talent, with a focus on system hardware, silicon, and software roles, including hard-to-fill technical roles
• Hire for roles that span the product development cycle from architecture to various functional engineering roles, including design, validation, testability, silicon physical design, system hardware design, infrastructure-as-code, customer support, and product deployment
• Offer guidance to technical recruiters while helping prioritize work to meet business needs and team capacity
• Partner closely with leadership and hiring managers to understand hiring needs, required skills, and role-specific qualifications
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing and long-term candidate relationship building
• Adapt quickly to shifting hiring priorities in a dynamic, high-growth startup environment
• Design and implement scalable recruiting frameworks, ATS, interview scorecards, and SLAs (e.g., "5 Days or Less" for hires).
• Provide regular, data-driven updates to leadership on pipeline metrics and candidate progress to continuously improve hiring velocity and outcomes
• Have a proven track record of scaling and building diverse and high-performing teams
• Ensure timely, clear, and thoughtful communication with candidates throughout the early hiring stages
• Ensure a world-class, professional, and highly responsive journey for every candidate.
  
  

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualifications in relevant Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Communications, Marketing, Human Resources/Organizational Behavior, or a related field, with equivalent practical experience
• 8 - 10+ years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting, ideally supporting hardware, systems, or AI-focused teams in a highly competitive market at early-stage companies (Seed-Series B)
• A high level of comfort reviewing candidate qualifications and understanding what the person actually built – you know enough about silicon design flows, RTL, verification methodologies, physical design, sign-off, compilers, GPU kernels, software simulators to have thoughtful conversations with engineers ranging in experience from new graduates to senior staff
• Loves creating, refining processes, and building teams
• Prior experience with high-volume recruiting (e.g., filling 25 roles per quarter), recruiting in startups or high-growth environments
• Partner with founders and senior leadership to build the company's talent narrative and brand to attract top candidates
• Proven track record of hiring high-impact technical talent
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong negotiation and interpersonal skills to build trust with hiring managers and candidates.
• Thrive in ambiguity by being highly organized and process-oriented with strong attention to detail
• Strong working knowledge of Greenhouse or similar applicant tracking systems
• This is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday
  
  

Bonus Points If You Have

• Previous experience or training as an engineer or a technical background that enhances your recruiting effectiveness
• Have experience partnering with engineers and hiring talent who work on LLMs
• Experience recruiting within the hardware, AI, or deep tech space
• Strong interest in AI technologies and trends, with a desire to continue learning in this domain
  
  

Compensation

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors, including role, experience, location, job-related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation.

$180,000-270,000 + equity

What We Offer

• A Stake in our success A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
• Health & Wellness Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don't)
• Time To Recharge 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
• Support to Parents Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
• Learning & Development $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
• Team Connection Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
• Financial Wellbeing 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don't!
• Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
• Commute On Us For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
• MatX E[x]tras $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most
• Remote Perks We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement
  
  

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our team and our focus on creating an inviting and inclusive work experience, MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.

MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team and any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.