Technical Recruiter (Software)

Swarm Aero is revolutionizing air power by developing the world's largest swarming UAV and the most versatile aircraft network. We are rapidly advancing to launch the first aircraft specifically designed for swarming, along with the Command & Control software to coordinate thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets, empowering human operators to achieve extraordinary results.

Our team comprises individuals who have successfully created and exited multiple startups, secured defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built over 30 novel aircraft. Our aerospace experience spans industry leaders like Scaled Composites, SpaceX, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.

We're building something that matters and we're doing it fast. As our first dedicated engineering recruiter, you won't be filling a backlog of reqs. You'll be building the engine that powers our entire engineering organization. You'll have a direct line to leadership, a seat at the table when headcount decisions are made, and the creative freedom to build the recruiting function from the ground up.

This role is for someone who's tired of working in a system someone else built and is ready to own one. If you've spent your career placing elite software engineers and you've been craving a stage to show what you can really do, this is it.

• Drive full-cycle recruiting for software engineering across Full Stack, Autonomy/Robotics, and Forward Deployed Engineering roles that require technical depth and a sharp eye for talent.
• Partner directly with engineering leadership and hiring managers to deeply understand team needs, define role profiles, and move quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Build our recruiting infrastructure from scratch: sourcing strategies, interview frameworks, scorecards, candidate experience, offer processes, and everything in between.
• Become a genuine talent brand ambassador representing us authentically to candidates and building pipelines before we even open a req.
• Develop and own relationships with the specific communities where exceptional engineers actually live: open-source contributors, robotics researchers, ML practitioners, field engineers.
• Track and report on recruiting metrics that actually matter time-to-hire, pipeline health, offer acceptance rate, source quality and use data to improve the process.
• Scale the function: as we grow, you'll have the opportunity to build and lead a recruiting team underneath you.

You're a heavy hitter. You've recruited elite engineers not just strong ones and you can tell the difference in a 20-minute conversation. You've placed software engineers at places where the bar is exceptionally high, and you have the receipts.

• 5+ years recruiting software engineers in fast-paced, high-growth environments startup or top-tier tech company experience strongly preferred.
• Deep domain fluency in at least one of: full stack product engineering, autonomy/robotics/perception, or forward deployed / field engineering roles.
• Exceptional sourcing instincts you don't wait for inbounds. You know how to find people who aren't looking, build relationships before the req opens, and create genuine excitement around a company.
• Strong technical literacy. You won't pass the whiteboard, but you can hold a real conversation about systems design, tech stacks, and what "good" looks like for a given role.
• Operator mentality. You're comfortable with ambiguity, you build systems rather than waiting for them, and you close things.
• A storyteller. You can articulate why our mission, our team, and this moment in our company's journey is an opportunity a top candidate can't walk away from.
• Low ego, high ownership. You thrive when the team wins, you're generous with what you know, and you don't need the spotlight just the results.

• Experience recruiting for autonomy, robotics, or defense-adjacent tech companies.
• Experience recruiting forward deployed engineers or customer-facing technical roles.
• Prior experience as the first or founding recruiter at a company you know what it means to build from zero.
• Existing network in relevant engineering communities (ML, robotics, embedded systems, infrastructure).