Senior Recruiter

About Our Team

Chef Robotics is on a mission to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines in the physical world. As the rise of LLMs like ChatGPT has shown, AI has the potential to drive immense change. However, we believe AI’s biggest impact will be in the physical world, given industries like manufacturing, food, and transportation represent 90% of global GDP. We're starting with food, with a goal to put an intelligent robot in every commercial kitchen in the world. We have signed multiple multi-year contracts with various large food companies and we are growing fast. We're backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Construct, Bloomberg BETA and Promus Ventures. We have a great team, where you will be surrounded by talented engineers and tech leaders from companies like Cruise, Zoox, Google, Verb Surgical, Tesla, Nuro, Vicarious, Amazon Robotics, Strateos, Built Robotics, Facebook, Plenty, Yelp, and Microsoft.

About the Role

You will be responsible for helping Chef scale by identifying, engaging, and hiring world-class talent. You’ll partner closely with hiring managers across engineering, operations, and G&A functions to ensure we build a high-performing, values-aligned team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company at an inflection point and shape our hiring practices from the ground up.

Success in the role requires experience in and a commitment to maintaining an extremely high standard for hiring, as well as the grit, organization, and indefatigable nature to build a healthy pipeline of great talent. You should be a builder and a culture champion who is able to work with a high-talent team to create a hiring process and a company that supports top talent. Experience recruiting for startups and for software, physical (hardware), and AI-enabled companies is strongly preferred.

What You'll Do:
• Own full-cycle recruiting across multiple roles (technical and non-technical), from sourcing and screening to offers and close. The large majority of hiring will be in software, AI and robotics.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand headcount needs, role requirements, and ideal candidate profiles
• Drive sourcing strategies to attract passive candidates using tools like LinkedIn, Gem, and referrals
• Maintain a high bar for candidate experience and communication throughout the hiring process
• Collaborate with the Head of People to improve and scale recruiting operations (interview training, metrics tracking, employer branding, etc.)
• Champion our mission and culture, serving as the first point of contact for many future “Chefs”
• Experiment with new sourcing channels and creative outreach tactics to build a diverse pipeline
• Oversee the ATS (Applicant Tracking System), ensuring clean pipelines and strong communication at each stage for a high-touch candidate experience.
• Uphold an exceptionally high hiring standard, ensuring that we attract world-class talent.

What You Bring::
• 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a fast-paced, startup or tech environment
• Proven ability to hire across multiple functions; technical, software, AI, robotics, recruiting experience strongly preferred.
• You’re adept at prioritizing and managing multiple searches simultaneously, driving results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sourcing chops—you’re scrappy, resourceful, and love the hunt. You excel at sourcing, engaging passive talent, and getting them excited about solving challenging problems with a high-caliber team.
• You possess strong communication skills and can quickly build rapport and trust with candidates.
• You’re empathetic, warm, and able to build trust with both candidates and hiring teams
• Obsessed with candidate experience and passionate about creating a thoughtful process
• You’re energized by working in an early-stage, dynamic environment and excited to build systems that scale
• You have a strong network in robotics, AI, or mechatronics, especially in the Bay Area.
• You thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments and have experience working in startups.
• You quickly grasp new technical concepts and can credibly engage with engineering experts. Experience in robotics, AI/ML, or other advanced technologies is strongly preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizen status, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, age, pregnancy status, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status.

Multiple studies have found that a higher percentage of women and BIPOC candidates won't apply if they don't meet every listed qualification. Chef values candidates of all backgrounds. If you find yourself excited by our mission but you don't check every box in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway!