Senior Technical Recruiter, Skylo
FTC 6 Months
$125-155k
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Satellite-based device connectivity
Posted today
Satellite-based device connectivity
101-200 employees
Posted today
$125-155k
Office located in Mountain View, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To be the most efficient way to connect anything, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- A CS degree, Information Systems, or comparable technical educational background are table stakes. We don't need the credential for its own sake — we need the fluency. What you've done with that foundation (translate it into smarter sourcing, sharper technical screens, more credible candidate conversations) is what we're hiring for
- 3-5 years of in-house technical recruiting at a startup or scale-up — primarily as a solo recruiter or as part of a small team building out a scaling org. Agency recruiting earlier in your career is welcome as a foundation, but your most recent and most meaningful work should be in-house at a high-velocity company
- Demonstrated partnership with hiring managers: examples of how you've shaped a role definition, built or evolved an interview loop, or pushed back on a search that wasn't going to work
- Track record of process improvement — interview rubric overhauls, ATS workflow redesign, sourcing methodology shifts, candidate experience upgrades. Tell us about a system you made better, not just a req you closed
- Native fluency with AI in your daily workflow. We're not looking for "I've tried ChatGPT" — we want someone who already uses Claude or equivalent to draft outreach, synthesize candidate signals, run boolean strategy, and accelerate screening. AI curiosity is a baseline; AI workflow integration is the bar
- Comfort hitting and reporting on KPIs (pipeline velocity, offer acceptance, time-to-hire) without losing sight of quality. Numbers without judgment is a trap; judgment without numbers is a guess
- Skill in identifying niche technical talent across software, hardware, and satellite communications domains. You don't need a satellite background — you need to be willing to learn the vocabulary fast and source with precision in uncharted territory
- Experience closing complex offers by communicating mission, scope, and equity value — especially with passive candidates who weren't actively looking
- Bias toward proactive improvement: when you see a broken step in the funnel, you fix it instead of working around it
- Familiarity with Ashby and Metaview is a plus; experience with comparable modern ATS/interview-intelligence tools is fine — we care more about the instinct to use the tools well than the specific logos on your resume
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter in Mountain View to run full-cycle hiring for our most critical engineering teams — and to make our hiring system better as you do it.
- This isn't a seat-filling role. We want someone who treats every search as a chance to sharpen how we define roles, how we evaluate candidates, and how we close.
- You'll be the kind of recruiter hiring managers actually want in the room — because you make their loops more predictive, their calibration sharper, and their candidate conversations better
- Own full-cycle recruiting for high-impact roles across Engineering, Cloud, Space, and beyond — hardware, software, and satellite communications domains
- Partner deeply with hiring managers on every search: clarify role definitions, design intentional interview loops, calibrate together on candidates, and revisit the loop when the signal isn't matching the bar
- Identify, improve, and own pieces of the hiring system — interview rubrics, scorecard design, sourcing playbooks, intake processes, candidate communications — not just execute the playbook you inherited
- Build AI-powered workflows into your daily practice: use Claude (we use Cowork), Ashby's AI features, Metaview, and the next tool you discover to source smarter, screen faster, and synthesize candidate signals more reliably
- Hit aggressive pipeline velocity and offer-acceptance targets while holding the quality bar — both matter, neither replaces the other
- Surface market insights, comp trends, and structural bottlenecks to hiring managers and leadership so we make better calls earlier
- Champion a candidate experience that reflects Skylo's mission and brand at every touchpoint — transparent communication, timely feedback, and a closing motion that reflects the seriousness of what we're building
Our take
Skylo connects Internet of Things (IoT) devices to satellite networks using the cellular-based Narrowband IoT protocol. It is considered one of the world’s most affordable and ubiquitous networks that connects any machine or sensor.
The company stands out for being the first to leverage the aforementioned protocol, which allows its customers to instantaneously connect billions of devices in remote areas, without having to wait for any new satellites to launch. Having tested its technology with government and enterprise clients, the company then invested funding into scaling service in emerging markets, starting with India and Southeast Asia.
More recently, Skylo has focused on forming partnerships, such as with IoT firm FocusPoint and telecommunications equipment company Anritsu Corporation, through which it has helped deliver IoT monitoring and emergency escalation services and enhanced Non-Terrestrial Network device testing. It also enjoyed an oversubscribed round of funding in 2025, after growing its commercial coverage area to include Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. These two significant wins exemplify Skylo's status as a leading connectivity company.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2025
$30m
LATE VC
Feb 2024
$37m
LATE VC
Total funding: $183m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plan
- Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
- A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Andrew Kalman
(Co-Founder & Hub Architect)Previously co-founded and served as Director of R&D for Euphonix. Founded Pumpkin, serving as President and CTO.
Andrew Nuttall
(Co-Founder & CTO)Received a Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University.
Parthsarathi Trivedi
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously acted as a Graduate Research Assistant at MIT's Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment.
Tarun Gupta
(Co-Founder)Previously acted as Head of Strategy and Operations for Google, President for Parallel Infrastructure, and as Chief Architect for FiberTower.
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