Senior Technical Recruiter - Labs Robotics

DoorDash

• $105K — $155K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in technical sourcing or recruiting within autonomy, robotics, or niche engineering fields.
  • Ability to influence leadership decisions using talent market insights and data.
  • Strong talent assessment skills and capability to train others in evaluating talent.
  • Excellent communication skills for engaging with leadership and candidates alike.
  • Flexibility in managing priorities and adapting to rapid changes in workload.
  • Proficient in sourcing candidates through LinkedIn and alternative techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with DoorDash Labs leaders to define technical requirements and create customized hiring strategies.
  • Collaborate with a sourcing team to maintain a pipeline of high-quality candidates for specialized roles.
  • Lead the offer process, navigating complex compensation negotiations and addressing candidate concerns.
  • Utilize data and market trends to develop innovative closing strategies for candidates.
  • Enhance the candidate experience by implementing best practices in the recruitment process.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off and sick leave in compliance with applicable laws
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Disability and basic life insurance
  • Family-forming assistance
  • Mental health program
Full Job Description
About the Role

As a Technical Recruiter, you will partner closely with engineering and robotics leadership to own full-cycle hiring for our robotics and autonomy initiatives, from intake and sourcing strategy through offer close. You will leverage deep market knowledge and talent insights to attract and hire highly specialized candidates, while advising leaders on hiring priorities, role design, and interview strategy. You will also drive interview best practices and inclusive, structured hiring processes to deliver a high-quality, consistent candidate experience.

This position requires an uncommon balance of teamwork, dedication, and interpersonal skills. You are expected to have technical literacy to evaluate engineering talent and act as a representative for the DoorDash brand. You will manage a diverse set of roles, maintain a high standard for talent, and drive the recruitment lifecycle to completion.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will...
  • Partner with DoorDash Labs leaders to qualify technical requirements and develop tailored strategies for team growth.
  • Collaborate with a robust sourcing team to review talent pipelines and ensure a consistent flow of high-caliber candidates for specialized roles.
  • Lead the offer and closing process by navigating complex compensation conversations, addressing candidate concerns, and effectively selling the opportunity.
  • Leverage data, your knowledge, and industry trends to build and execute on creative closing strategies
  • Assist in creating and maintaining a world-class candidate experience
We're excited about you because...
  • 5+ years of experience in technical sourcing or recruiting within autonomy, robotics, or a similarly niche engineering field.
  • Experience using talent market insights and data to influence decisions within the leadership team
  • A good eye for talent with the ability to efficiently assess and teach others how
  • Excellent communication skills and confidence to be in front of internal and external leaders
  • Ability to prioritize workload and adapt to last-minute change
  • Proficiency sourcing with LinkedIn as well as alternative techniques

We expect this position to be filled by 29 November 2026.

Compensation

The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee's work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:
  • For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
  • For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).


The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$105,400-$155,000 USD

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