About the Position

Technical Recruiter - AI/ML

San Francisco, CA

About the Company

Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress. We are transforming the physical world by integrating hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate to create Physical AI-real-world robots for industries like food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, making complex physical operations more reliable, scalable, and productive.

We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information but the physical systems that shape everyday life.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting for AI/ML and related technical roles from intake through offer and close.
Partner directly with technical leaders to understand their teams, technology, hiring needs, and the specific talent profiles required.
Develop a working understanding of the domains you recruit for-not simply the keywords associated with them.
Build and execute sourcing strategies for highly specialized and difficult-to-find technical talent.
Identify and engage passive candidates through thoughtful, targeted outreach.
Evaluate technical backgrounds and distinguish between adjacent areas such as ML engineering, AI research, perception, robotics, and ML infrastructure.
Understand a candidate's actual technical contributions, rather than relying solely on titles or company pedigree.
Manage candidates throughout the recruiting process while providing direct, transparent communication and a high-quality candidate experience.
Use recruiting data and market evidence to evaluate pipeline health, identify problems, and adjust search strategy.
Partner with hiring managers to maintain clear expectations, drive timely decisions, and challenge assumptions when the market evidence calls for it.
Help continuously improve our recruiting systems, interview processes, and technical hiring practices as Atoms scales.

Requirements

Experience recruiting AI/ML, software engineering, robotics, autonomy, or similarly specialized technical talent.
Demonstrated success finding and engaging passive candidates in highly competitive talent markets.
Strong sourcing fundamentals and the ability to build a search rather than depend primarily on inbound applicants.
Ability to learn unfamiliar technical domains quickly and translate technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
Ability to understand what candidates actually built, owned, and contributed to within complex technical organizations.
Experience partnering directly with engineering leaders and senior hiring managers.
Strong judgment and willingness to challenge a search strategy when candidate or market evidence doesn't support it.
Ability to manage multiple complex searches without sacrificing quality or candidate experience.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
High ownership and comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities.

Nice to Have

Recruited in areas such as foundation models, computer vision, perception, autonomous vehicles, robotics, multimodal AI, world models, reinforcement learning, ML systems, or ML infrastructure.
Curiosity about the technology to learn the difference between someone who used a model, trained a model, built the systems around a model, and actually developed the model architecture.

We Offer

Competitive base salary range: $120,000 - $170,000 per year.
Equity awards.
Annual performance-based bonus.
Comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
- Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
- Pet insurance discount.
- 401(k).
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter).
- Time Off policies.

Why Join Us

At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time-bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team-so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.

What Else You Need to Know

This role is based in our San Francisco office. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change-we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

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Technical Recruiter - AI/ML

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