What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineering Recruiter position at Boston Dynamics?
Boston Dynamics is growing rapidly, and we need a seasoned Senior Engineering Recruiter to help us build world-class teams that will push the boundaries of what robots can do. In this role, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your recruiting expertise, hiring manager influence, and strategic talent acquisition capabilities to accelerate the company's growth.
You are not just a recruiter—you are a trusted advisor and talent partner with deep expertise in attracting, assessing, and securing top engineering talent. You thrive in complex, highly technical recruiting environments and know how to engage hiring managers who have a precise vision for what they need. With strong account management skills, you ensure alignment, set clear expectations, and drive results through a structured and collaborative hiring process.
Your Impact
✔ Own and execute the full-cycle recruiting strategy for key technical roles across Boston Dynamics, from sourcing to offer negotiation.
✔ Partner closely with hiring managers—understanding their unique hiring needs, advising on market conditions, and providing data-driven insights to ensure the best talent decisions.
✔ Develop and implement targeted sourcing strategies to engage highly sought-after engineering talent in robotics, AI, software, and hardware domains.
✔ Build and manage strong talent pipelines—leveraging proactive sourcing techniques and continuously engaging passive candidates.
✔ Conduct thorough, behavioral-based interviews to assess both technical acumen and cultural fit, ensuring we hire top performers who will thrive in our environment.
✔ Drive accountability in the hiring process by providing clear direction, coaching hiring managers on best practices, and ensuring timely and high-quality decision-making.
✔ Influence stakeholders at all levels, confidently navigating hiring discussions with engineers, technical leaders, and executives.
✔ Ensure an exceptional candidate experience by maintaining clear communication, timely feedback, and a compelling employer value proposition.
✔ Contribute to process improvement initiatives, recognizing opportunities to streamline workflows, enhance the candidate journey, and improve efficiency.
What You Bring
✅ 8 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally in a high-growth or complex engineering environment.
✅ Deep expertise in sourcing and engaging hard-to-find technical talent, using innovative strategies beyond traditional job postings.
✅ Strong account management skills—proven ability to partner with hiring managers who have a focused, exacting vision for their hires.
✅ Ability to build credibility quickly and influence key stakeholders with data, insights, and a consultative approach.
✅ Proficiency in behavioral-based interviewing and candidate assessment to ensure the right technical and cultural fit.
✅ Track record of success in fast-paced, high-volume, and high-bar recruiting environments—agency and in-house experience preferred.
✅ Business acumen—you understand how talent acquisition drives business success and can align recruiting strategies with company goals.
✅ Comfortable with ambiguity and change—Boston Dynamics is evolving, and we need someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
✅ Resilient, resourceful, and results-driven—you take ownership, solve problems, and never settle for "good enough."
Why Join Us?
At Boston Dynamics, you’ll be part of a team that is redefining the future of robotics. You will work with brilliant minds, recruit for groundbreaking technology, and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our growth and success.
If you're a strategic, high-performing recruiter who loves technical challenges and thrives on collaboration, we’d love to hear from you.
You are not just a recruiter—you are a trusted advisor and talent partner with deep expertise in attracting, assessing, and securing top engineering talent. You thrive in complex, highly technical recruiting environments and know how to engage hiring managers who have a precise vision for what they need. With strong account management skills, you ensure alignment, set clear expectations, and drive results through a structured and collaborative hiring process.
Your Impact
✔ Own and execute the full-cycle recruiting strategy for key technical roles across Boston Dynamics, from sourcing to offer negotiation.
✔ Partner closely with hiring managers—understanding their unique hiring needs, advising on market conditions, and providing data-driven insights to ensure the best talent decisions.
✔ Develop and implement targeted sourcing strategies to engage highly sought-after engineering talent in robotics, AI, software, and hardware domains.
✔ Build and manage strong talent pipelines—leveraging proactive sourcing techniques and continuously engaging passive candidates.
✔ Conduct thorough, behavioral-based interviews to assess both technical acumen and cultural fit, ensuring we hire top performers who will thrive in our environment.
✔ Drive accountability in the hiring process by providing clear direction, coaching hiring managers on best practices, and ensuring timely and high-quality decision-making.
✔ Influence stakeholders at all levels, confidently navigating hiring discussions with engineers, technical leaders, and executives.
✔ Ensure an exceptional candidate experience by maintaining clear communication, timely feedback, and a compelling employer value proposition.
✔ Contribute to process improvement initiatives, recognizing opportunities to streamline workflows, enhance the candidate journey, and improve efficiency.
What You Bring
✅ 8 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally in a high-growth or complex engineering environment.
✅ Deep expertise in sourcing and engaging hard-to-find technical talent, using innovative strategies beyond traditional job postings.
✅ Strong account management skills—proven ability to partner with hiring managers who have a focused, exacting vision for their hires.
✅ Ability to build credibility quickly and influence key stakeholders with data, insights, and a consultative approach.
✅ Proficiency in behavioral-based interviewing and candidate assessment to ensure the right technical and cultural fit.
✅ Track record of success in fast-paced, high-volume, and high-bar recruiting environments—agency and in-house experience preferred.
✅ Business acumen—you understand how talent acquisition drives business success and can align recruiting strategies with company goals.
✅ Comfortable with ambiguity and change—Boston Dynamics is evolving, and we need someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
✅ Resilient, resourceful, and results-driven—you take ownership, solve problems, and never settle for "good enough."
Why Join Us?
At Boston Dynamics, you’ll be part of a team that is redefining the future of robotics. You will work with brilliant minds, recruit for groundbreaking technology, and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our growth and success.
If you're a strategic, high-performing recruiter who loves technical challenges and thrives on collaboration, we’d love to hear from you.
