Lead Technical Recruiter at Orkes

<h2><strong>Lead Technical Recruiter, Engineering &amp; GTM</strong></h2> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Santa Clara, CA <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">(3-5 days/week onsite)</span></strong></p> <h2><strong>About Orkes</strong></h2> <p>Orkes is building the modern workflow orchestration platform for distributed applications, helping engineering teams simplify complex systems, automate workflows, and build reliable cloud-native applications at scale. Built on the open-source Conductor project, we're growing rapidly and scaling a world-class engineering organization alongside our go-to-market teams.</p> <p>We're looking for an experienced <strong>Lead Technical Recruiter</strong> to help us attract exceptional technical and commercial talent during our next stage of growth.</p> <h2><strong>The Opportunity</strong></h2> <p>As our&nbsp; Lead Technical Recruiter, you'll partner closely with our HR Manager and executive leadership to build the teams that will shape the future of Orkes.</p> <p>This is a highly strategic, hands-on recruiting role. You'll own full-cycle recruiting for technical and go-to-market hiring while helping establish scalable recruiting practices for a fast-growing startup.</p> <p>We're looking for someone who loves sourcing difficult-to-find talent, understands competitive hiring markets, and enjoys partnering directly with hiring managers to build exceptional teams.</p> <h2><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h2> <h3><strong>Own Technical Recruiting</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Lead full-cycle recruiting for Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Technical Leadership roles</li> <li>Recruit senior-level individual contributors, including Senior, Staff, and Principal Engineers</li> <li>Build pipelines for difficult-to-fill technical positions through proactive sourcing and networking</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Support GTM Hiring</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Recruit for strategic Go-to-Market positions including:</li> <ul> <li>Enterprise Account Executives</li> <li>Sales Engineers</li> <li>Customer Success</li> <li>Solutions Architects</li> <li>Technical Support Leadership</li> </ul> </ul> <h3><strong>Build Talent Pipelines</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Develop proactive sourcing strategies rather than relying solely on inbound applicants</li> <li>Build relationships with passive candidates across engineering and enterprise software communities</li> <li>Maintain healthy talent pipelines for future hiring needs</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Partner with Hiring Leaders</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Advise hiring managers on market trends, compensation, and candidate availability</li> <li>Run effective intake meetings and develop recruiting strategies for each search</li> <li>Drive interview processes and deliver an exceptional candidate experience</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Improve Recruiting Operations</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Manage candidate pipelines and ATS workflows</li> <li>Continuously improve recruiting processes, reporting, and hiring efficiency</li> <li>Partner with agencies when needed while prioritizing internally sourced talent</li> <li>Help establish scalable recruiting best practices as the company grows</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></h2> <ul> <li>6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience</li> <li>Experience recruiting for venture-backed startups or high-growth SaaS companies</li> <li>Proven success hiring Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, and Engineering Leaders</li> <li>Experience recruiting Go-to-Market talent, including Enterprise Account Executives and technical customer-facing roles</li> <li>Strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, referrals, networking, and creative outbound strategies</li> <li>Experience hiring senior technical talent including Staff and Principal Engineers</li> <li>Excellent stakeholder management and hiring manager partnership skills</li> <li>Strong understanding of today's technical hiring landscape</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Experience recruiting in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, AI, developer tools, or enterprise software</li> <li>Experience supporting organizations scaling from early-stage startup through rapid growth</li> <li>Familiarity with engineering career leveling and technical interview processes</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Who You Are</strong></h2> <ul> <li>You're naturally curious and enjoy learning new technologies.</li> <li>You thrive in fast-paced startup environments where priorities evolve quickly.</li> <li>You're highly organized and know how to manage multiple searches simultaneously.</li> <li>You enjoy partnering with hiring managers and influencing hiring decisions.</li> <li>You're passionate about finding exceptional talent before competitors do.</li> <li>You believe sourcing is a competitive advantage, not simply posting jobs.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Why Orkes</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Join a rapidly growing developer-first infrastructure company.</li> <li>Help build world-class engineering and GTM organizations from the ground up.</li> <li>Work directly with founders and executive leadership.</li> <li>High ownership, high visibility, and significant career growth.</li> <li>Competitive salary, equity, and benefits</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Compensation:</strong></h2> <p>$120-140k/year + stock options</p>