Lead Technical Recruiter

Job description

## **Lead Technical Recruiter, Engineering & GTM** **Location:** Santa Clara, CA **(3-5 days/week onsite)** ## **About Orkes** Orkes is building the modern workflow orchestration platform for distributed applications, helping engineering teams simplify complex systems, automate workflows, and build reliable cloud-native applications at scale. Built on the open-source Conductor project, we're growing rapidly and scaling a world-class engineering organization alongside our go-to-market teams. We're looking for an experienced **Lead Technical Recruiter** to help us attract exceptional technical and commercial talent during our next stage of growth. ## **The Opportunity** As our Lead Technical Recruiter, you'll partner closely with our HR Manager and executive leadership to build the teams that will shape the future of Orkes. This is a highly strategic, hands-on recruiting role. You'll own full-cycle recruiting for technical and go-to-market hiring while helping establish scalable recruiting practices for a fast-growing startup. We're looking for someone who loves sourcing difficult-to-find talent, understands competitive hiring markets, and enjoys partnering directly with hiring managers to build exceptional teams. ## **What You'll Do** ### **Own Technical Recruiting** - Lead full-cycle recruiting for Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Technical Leadership roles - Recruit senior-level individual contributors, including Senior, Staff, and Principal Engineers - Build pipelines for difficult-to-fill technical positions through proactive sourcing and networking ### **Support GTM Hiring** - Recruit for strategic Go-to-Market positions including: - Enterprise Account Executives - Sales Engineers - Customer Success - Solutions Architects - Technical Support Leadership ### **Build Talent Pipelines** - Develop proactive sourcing strategies rather than relying solely on inbound applicants - Build relationships with passive candidates across engineering and enterprise software communities - Maintain healthy talent pipelines for future hiring needs ### **Partner with Hiring Leaders** - Advise hiring managers on market trends, compensation, and candidate availability - Run effective intake meetings and develop recruiting strategies for each search - Drive interview processes and deliver an exceptional candidate experience ### **Improve Recruiting Operations** - Manage candidate pipelines and ATS workflows - Continuously improve recruiting processes, reporting, and hiring efficiency - Partner with agencies when needed while prioritizing internally sourced talent - Help establish scalable recruiting best practices as the company grows ## **What We're Looking For** - 6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience - Experience recruiting for venture-backed startups or high-growth SaaS companies - Proven success hiring Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, and Engineering Leaders - Experience recruiting Go-to-Market talent, including Enterprise Account Executives and technical customer-facing roles - Strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, referrals, networking, and creative outbound strategies - Experience hiring senior technical talent including Staff and Principal Engineers - Excellent stakeholder management and hiring manager partnership skills - Strong understanding of today's technical hiring landscape ## **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience recruiting in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, AI, developer tools, or enterprise software - Experience supporting organizations scaling from early-stage startup through rapid growth - Familiarity with engineering career leveling and technical interview processes ## **Who You Are** - You're naturally curious and enjoy learning new technologies. - You thrive in fast-paced startup environments where priorities evolve quickly. - You're highly organized and know how to manage multiple searches simultaneously. - You enjoy partnering with hiring managers and influencing hiring decisions. - You're passionate about finding exceptional talent before competitors do. - You believe sourcing is a competitive advantage, not simply posting jobs. ## **Why Orkes** - Join a rapidly growing developer-first infrastructure company. - Help build world-class engineering and GTM organizations from the ground up. - Work directly with founders and executive leadership. - High ownership, high visibility, and significant career growth. - Competitive salary, equity, and benefits ## **Compensation:** $120-140k/year + stock options