Senior Technical Recruiter - Software Engineering

San Carlos, CA
Full-time
$110K - $186K
Posted Nov 12, 2026

Skills

Recruiting
Embedded Systems
Robotics

Job description

ABOUT 1X

We're building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it's not.

To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you're inspired by this, you'll thrive here. We've been at this since 2014 and we're at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.

NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We're not demoing it - we're shipping it. We're excited to meet you, if this excites you.

If you've spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We're scaling, we're hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Talent team builds the organization that builds NEO. We partner with leaders across AI, software, hardware, manufacturing, and the business to hire the people on 1X's critical path, and every hire we make shapes how fast robots reach homes.

YOUR CHARTER

The mission of this role is to build the software engineering teams that make NEO reliable, capable, and ready to ship. You will own recruiting for product, platform, infrastructure, embedded, and firmware software roles: the engineers who build the systems that run on the robot and the infrastructure around it. This role owns the engineering side of software hiring; a separate recruiter owns AI research hiring for our World Model Lab. You report to the Head of Talent.

KEY OUTCOMES

•Deliver a steady flow of high-quality software engineering hires against the hiring plan and a monthly hiring target set with the Head of Talent.

•Build sourced pipelines across full-stack, embedded, firmware, systems, and infrastructure engineering, so most finalists come from proactive outreach rather than inbound applications.

•Partner with engineering leaders as a trusted advisor: run sharp intakes, bring market data on where talent sits and what it costs, and push back when a spec or level does not match the market.

•Drive search health with funnel data, finding where searches stall (review backlogs, interviewer calibration, slow decisions) and fixing the constraint before it costs us a candidate.

•Close competitive offers against big tech, AI labs, and autonomy companies while keeping the candidate experience honest and fast.

KEY COMPETENCIES

•Reads software talent markets: knows where strong embedded, infrastructure, and product engineers sit, why they move, and what story wins them.

•Distinguishes the top 10% of software engineers from the top 40% through resume signal and probing conversation, not keyword matching.

•Sources and engages passive engineers with tailored outreach that earns replies.

•Earns credibility with engineering leaders and changes their minds with evidence.

•Owns outcomes end to end, with urgency and follow-through across many searches at once.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

•4+ years of full-cycle recruiting for software engineering roles in a high-growth or technically demanding environment.

•Proven track record of closing senior software engineers against competing offers from top technology companies.

•Demonstrated ability to build sourced pipelines for hard-to-fill technical roles, not only to manage inbound applicants.

•Experience using recruiting funnel data to run searches and advise hiring managers.

PREFERRED SKILLS

•Experience recruiting in robotics, autonomy, AI, semiconductor, or other deep-tech environments.

•Familiarity with embedded systems, firmware, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure.

•Experience with Ashby or a comparable modern applicant tracking system.

•Experience using AI tools to accelerate sourcing, screening, or market research.

WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL 1X TEAM MEMBER LOOK LIKE

Team members at 1X who thrive here are builders. They move fast, own their work completely, and treat time like it's the one thing you can't get back - because it is. They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask. We push each other to be better, and we do it with honesty and respect.

COMPENSATION RANGE

$XXX,XXX - $XXX,XXX + equity

BENEFITS

•Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

•Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave

•401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)

•Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options

•Commuter benefits (transit and parking)

•Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance

•Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support

•Onsite snacks and catered lunches

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, justice system impact, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.