A1
Technology
SeniorTalentAcquisitionSpecialist
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“Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at A1. Skills: Talent acquisition, Engineering recruiting, Global sourcing. Lead end-to-end hiring. Source and engage talent”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Recruiting software engineering talent, Sourcing and talent mapping, Identify high-quality talent, Communication ability, Stakeholder management ability, Candidate engagement ability
Nice to Have
Deep understanding of engineering talent quality
What You'll Do.
Lead end-to-end hiring
Source and engage talent
Partner with hiring managers
Partner with founders
Assess candidate quality
Drive interview coordination
Manage closing processes
Improve recruiting processes
Improve candidate experience
Improve hiring quality
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering with founding teams; Partnering with leadership; Partnering with engineering leaders
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management; Candidate engagement
Full Job Description
About A1 Our mission is to help in distributing intelligence to the world. A1 is building a proactive AI smart assistant for everyday users to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows. Our product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. The system must handle multi-step reasoning, interact with external tools, and remain reliable despite non-deterministic model behavior. About the Role You will lead hiring across software engineering functions including backend, mobile, desktop, infrastructure, and product engineering. You will partner closely with founding teams, leadership and engineering leaders to identify and attract high-caliber talent globally. This role requires strong judgment, speed, sourcing ability, and deep understanding of engineering talent quality beyond resumes and brand names. What You'll Be Doing - Lead end-to-end hiring for applications engineering roles globally - Source and engage high-quality software engineering talent across multiple markets - Partner closely with hiring managers and founders on hiring strategy and talent calibration - Assess candidate quality through career progression, technical depth, and execution signals - Drive interview coordination, candidate management, and closing processes - Improve recruiting processes, candidate experience, and hiring quality - Build strong pipelines for backend, mobile, desktop, and product engineering talent What You'll Need - Proven experience recruiting software engineering talent in technology companies - Strong sourcing and talent mapping capability across global markets - Good understanding of engineering roles, technical stacks, and organizational structures - Ability to identify high-quality talent beyond pedigree and company brands - Strong communication, stakeholder management, and candidate engagement ability - Comfortable operating in fast-moving and ambiguous environmen
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