Principal Technical Recruiter

Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure. The company is building the world's first space-based manufacturing platform and is looking for a Principal Technical Recruiter to scale their software engineering teams. The role will involve building hiring strategies, executing full-cycle search processes, and serving as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with significant focus on software engineering roles
• Proven experience recruiting software engineers for hardware-centric companies (aerospace, robotics, automotive, medical devices, or similar deep tech)
• Track record sourcing and closing senior and staff-level software engineering talent in competitive markets
• Experience with embedded systems, real-time software, or safety-critical software recruiting
• Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically (building hiring plans, advising leadership) and tactically (sourcing, screening, closing)
• Strong technical fluency - you can speak credibly with software engineers about their work
• Experience managing full recruiting cycles in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments

Benefits

• Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
• Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
• 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
• Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
• Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
• Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
• Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)