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Talent Engineer

The Boring Company · Bastrop, United States · On-site

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About The Boring Company

The Boring Company builds safe, fast-to-dig, low-cost transportation, utility and freight tunnels — solving traffic with Loop, powered by the Prufrock tunnel boring machine. Backed by Sequoia.

About the role

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

What they're looking for

  • Own the full hiring process from system design through candidate closure
  • Develop creative sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn, including referrals, event networking, hosted competitions, and targeted online communities
  • Start every hiring need by asking: “Who are the absolute best people in the world for this role?” then build and execute end-to-end systems to identify, engage, and attract them
  • Exercise strong judgment to recognize excellence across technical and non-technical domains
  • Engineering Degree
  • Experience thriving in a startup or high-growth environment, where adaptability and innovation are key
More about this role

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Talent Engineering is focused on recruiting with a first-principles and engineering mindset. The team works closely with both engineering and recruiting teams to create novel approaches for rapidly scaling the hiring of exceptional people. We operate with a flat organizational structure where all employees are hands-on, show initiative, and communicate clearly to deliver excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full hiring process from system design through candidate closure.
  • Develop creative sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn, including referrals, event networking, hosted competitions, and targeted online communities.
  • Start every hiring need by asking: “Who are the absolute best people in the world for this role?” then build and execute end-to-end systems to identify, engage, and attract them.
  • Exercise strong judgment to...

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