Waymo

Technical Recruiter (Product)

Waymo$168K — $207K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full lifecycle technical recruiting experience, focusing on hardware engineering.
  • Familiarity with hardware development lifecycles.
  • Ability to understand hardware technical terminology and engineering concepts.
  • Proven success in candidate closing and complex compensation negotiation.
  • Experience collaborating with senior engineering leadership.
  • Experience in a startup or fast-paced hiring environment.

Responsibilities

  • Drive full-cycle recruitment for complex hardware and technical engineering roles.
  • Partner with hiring managers and senior engineering leaders to define search strategies.
  • Source passive candidates and create strategic talent maps in hardware, AI, AV, and robotics.
  • Manage candidate experience, including screening and preparing interviews.
  • Lead complex offer negotiations and candidate closings.
  • Execute hiring processes and share candidates across open roles.

Benefits

  • Participation in a discretionary annual bonus program.
  • Access to an equity incentive plan.
  • Generous company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
Full Job Description
In this hybrid role, you will report to a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition.

You will:
  • Drive full-cycle recruitment for complex hardware and technical engineering roles
  • Partner with hiring managers and senior engineering leadership to define the search and manage the pipeline.
  • Source passive candidates and build strategic talent maps within the hardware, AI, AV and robotics sectors.
  • Manage the candidate experience, including screening and interview preparation.
  • Lead complex offer negotiation and candidate closing.
  • Execute hiring processes and candidate sharing across open roles.


You have:
  • 5+ years of experience doing full lifecycle technical recruiting, with a strong focus on hardware engineering profiles.
  • Familiarity with hardware development lifecycles and hiring profiles.
  • Aptitude for hardware technical terminology and engineering concepts.
  • Proven success closing candidates and negotiating complex compensation packages.
  • Experience working directly with senior engineering leadership.
  • Experience working in a startup or fast-paced hiring environment.


We prefer:
  • An established, active network of top-tier hardware engineering professionals.
  • Experience recruiting for other technical areas outside of hardware, such as Machine Learning (MLE) or Software Engineering.


The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$168,000-$207,000 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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