Senior Technical Recruiter, Archer
$100-150k
4+ days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
Electric air taxis
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Electric air taxis
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$100-150k
4+ days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock the skies, freeing everyone to reimagine how they move and spend time.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of technical recruiting experience in a startup or in-house environment
- Proven success hiring for technical roles (e.g., software engineering, infrastructure, SRE, data, security, etc.)
- Strong ability to partner with and influence engineering leaders and technical stakeholders
- Solid understanding of technical roles, skill sets, and hiring landscapes
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to assess technical talent and calibrate effectively with hiring teams
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple searches in a fast-paced environment
- Data-driven mindset with a focus on delivering results
What the job involves
- The Sr. Technical Recruiter will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and hiring top technical talent across the organization.
- You will partner closely with engineering and technical leaders to build high-performing teams and drive hiring outcomes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- This role requires a strong executor with deep experience in technical recruiting, exceptional relationship-building skills, and a proven track record of closing highly competitive candidates
- Partner with hiring managers across engineering and technical teams to understand hiring needs, technical requirements, and team dynamics
- Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to attract top technical talent across software, infrastructure, data, and related domains
- Own the end-to-end recruiting process, including sourcing, screening, interview management, and offer negotiation
- Build and maintain strong pipelines of technical candidates for both current and future hiring needs
- Conduct in-depth candidate assessments, evaluating both technical capability and alignment with company values
- Provide market insights on talent trends, compensation, and competitive landscape to inform hiring decisions
- Deliver a high-quality candidate experience with clear communication and strong process execution
- Track recruiting activity, funnel metrics, and hiring outcomes to continuously improve performance
Our take
With traffic, noise, and emissions becoming major challenges for urban life, Archer is building electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts, led by its flagship model, Midnight, offering a cleaner, quieter alternative to traditional short-haul travel. The idea is simple: replace long car rides with quick, sustainable fluights that lift off vertically, fly over the gridlock, and help reduce urban pollution. It's a bold shift in transportation, but one that could meaningfully change how we navigate cities in the years ahead.
Midnight is designed to make these short flights practical, safe, and efficient. Its electric powertrain significantly reduce noise and emissions compared to helicopters (one of the biggest barriers to adopting urban air mobility at scale). However, eVTOLs face hurdles before becoming an everyday reality, including regulatory approvals, infrastructure build-out, and the operational testing needed to prove long-term safety and reliability. Archer is addressing these challenges with major manufacturing investment, deep engineering partnerships, and ongoing flight testing in the US and abroad.
Even with these barriers, Archer has been moving from success to success. The company is set to be the official air taxi provider for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. And its recent acquisition of Hawthorne Airport in LA will serve as both a launch site and an innovation hub for next-generation, AI-powered aviation operations. On the commercial side, Archer's partnerships with United Airlines and its growing international presence signal strong industry confidence. COmbines with newly expanded funding and successful long-range flight tests, Archer sure is a promising player in eVTOl aviation.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$55.7m
SERIES A
Total funding: $55.7m
Company HQ
Tasman and Zanker, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Adam Goldstein
(Founder & CEO)Began their career in Financial Services, before co-founding Vettery, a talent marketplace, in 2012. Founded Archer in 2018.
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