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TerraFirma · Robot Ranch (Austin, TX) · On-site

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About TerraFirma

TerraFirma is transforming construction through automation and bold engineering—faster, safer, and cheaper. Join us in building the future from Texas. Backed by Kleiner Perkins.

About the role

Own full-cycle recruiting for assigned roles, from initial outreach through offer negotiation and onboarding Partner with hiring managers to understand technical requirements and translate them into effective sourcing and screening strategies

What they're looking for

  • 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a technical or high-growth environment
  • Demonstrated ability to understand technical requirements and source effectively against them
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple open roles simultaneously
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and sell passive candidates on an opportunity
  • Experience recruiting for hardware, robotics, manufacturing, or other "hard tech" companies such as aerospace, automotive, or defense
  • Experience recruiting for both technical (engineering) and field/operations roles
More about this role

At TerraFirma, we’re redefining how the world moves earth for construction. Founded by former SpaceX engineers and backed by Kleiner Perkins and Bain Capital Ventures, TerraFirma is automating construction to make it faster, cheaper, and safer.

At SpaceX, we were part of the teams that built the largest rocket in human history, launched the largest constellation of satellites ever made, and delivered connectivity to millions of people worldwide. What we learned was simple: infrastructure is everything.

At Starbase, the biggest barrier to launching missions to Mars was not building the rocket. It was how slow, expensive, and complex it was to build the infrastructure around it. We lacked buildings, roads, water, power, communications, and waste management, and constructing them took far more time and resources than it should have.

From a first-principles perspective, that doesn't make sense. It shouldn't be this hard or costly to create the foundations for progress. That’s when we realized something important: the same engineering mindset that enabled us to tackle space exploration and mass manufacturing could be applied to infrastructure. By bringing the principles of...

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