About the Role
This contract role involves sourcing and recruiting for a specialized Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) build-out at a well-funded frontier AI company. FDEs operate at the intersection of engineering, solutions architecture, and customer-facing implementation. The role offers direct access to hiring leadership and the opportunity to build something visible and own the outcome in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Own sourcing and recruiting for a specialized FDE build-out.
- Pipeline FDE candidates across the Bay Area and/or Europe.
- Screen candidates for technical depth and customer-facing orientation.
- Manage candidate experience.
- Partner with the hiring team on calibration and process.
Requirements
- Demonstrated history of hiring Forward Deployed Engineers or closely analogous profiles (Solutions Engineers, Implementation Engineers, Customer Engineers at companies like Palantir, Anduril, Scale AI, or similar).
- In-house tech recruiting experience; agency background alone is not a fit.
- Recruiting focus in US (Bay Area) and/or European markets.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with lean process and high ownership.
- Bay Area based.
- Available to work from the Redwood City office 3 days per week.
- Available to start within 1-2 weeks.
Skills
- Technical recruiting
- Sourcing
- Candidate screening
- Candidate experience management
- Stakeholder management
Location
- Bay Area
- Europe
Work Type
- Contract
- Hybrid
- Onsite (Redwood City office 3 days per week)
Experience Level
- Contract recruiter or sourcer
Salary/Compensations
- USD 70 - USD 90 - hourly
About the Company
- Employer.com is partnering with a well-funded frontier AI company building the next generation of multimodal intelligence.
- Their technology spans video generation, simulation, design, and robotics.
- Their technology is used by studios, enterprise brands, and developers worldwide.
- They are backed by top-tier investors.
- This is a $4B frontier AI company actively building world models and physical AI infrastructure.
Equal Opportunity
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
