# Talent Engineer at The Boring Company

- Company: The Boring Company
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://www.boringcompany.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Bastrop, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://jobs.gem.com/the-boring-company/am9icG9zdDrOuBJlOa5M5i3sMCmb795D
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/the-boring-company-talent-engineer/

## 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