Senior Tech Recruiter

October 17, 2026
Austin, TX, US
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  • Sonar is looking for a Senior Recruiter based in San Mateo to lead full-cycle recruitment across both technical, GTM and G&A roles. This role will help integrate and scale the Gitar team following our acquisition, and will be our first recruiter in our Bay Area office You’ll partner closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders across the globe (including our CRO based in London; CEO & Founder of Gitar in San Mateo, CEO and CHRO in ATX) to identify, attract, and close exceptional talent spanning all our divisions across tech and non-tech
  • We’re in high-growth mode, and the roles you recruit for today may not be the roles you’re recruiting for six months from now. As our go-to recruiter for the West Coast, we need someone with the range and experience to flex with the business—stepping into whatever hiring priorities emerge, whether that’s engineering, GTM, or something in between. We’d love someone with true generalist depth across technical and non-technical roles, but what matters most is recruiting excellence: we’re looking for a strong talent partner, not an administrator. You should be someone hiring managers and executives trust to shape hiring strategy, not just execute against a job spec. This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to be deep in the weeds—sourcing, pitching, and closing—while also thinking like an owner about how the function should scale
  • Own full-cycle recruitment, from intake to close, for technical roles supporting the integration of the recently acquire company Gitar
  • Partner directly with engineering leaders to build hiring strategies aligned to business priorities
  • Lead technical hiring for the newly acquired Gitar team, working closely with engineering managers to define role scope, calibrate technical bars, and integrate new hires smoothly
  • Act as a hands-on hunter: proactively source and build robust talent pipelines across technical functions, rather than relying solely on inbound applications
  • Sell Sonar’s mission and opportunity to passive candidates, acting as a trusted advisor and closer throughout the hiring process
  • Manage a high volume of concurrent searches across multiple functions and levels while maintaining a high bar for candidate experience and quality of hire
  • Identify opportunities to improve or automate recruiting workflows, from sourcing outreach to interview scheduling, so the function scales efficiently as hiring volume grows

Benefits

  • 401K Plan: Sonar US matches up to 4% of gross salary
  • 90% healthcare premium coverage for employees, 60% for dependents
  • EAP (Employee Assistance Program) Health Savings Accounts (HSA, FSA, DCFSA). Supplemental coverage is offered by EE’s expense
  • Life and disability insurances fully paid by Sonar. Sonar covers 100% of Telemedicine for FTE whom are covered by Sonar medical
  • Hospital Indemnity, Accident, Critical Illness
  • Pet Insurance
  • Time Off: 25 PTO days plus additional days based on seniority and circumstances
  • Commuting: Public transport reimbursement of 60% for annual subscription
  • Free parking space
  • Pension: Sonar UK contributes 50% of the total costs, which amounts to 5% of your gross salary for saving. Employees contribute the other 5%
  • Flexibility to work from home 2 days a week on Wednesdays and Fridays
  • Health Insurance: Sonar covers 100% of the employee premiums for medical, dental, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) plans through BUPA
  • Time Off: 28 PTO days, plus additional days based on seniority and circumstances
  • Commuting: we will reimburse 60% towards the cost of an annual public transport pass- Have a strong, proactive sourcing background and the instincts of a hunter—comfortable building pipeline from scratch across disciplines
  • Demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and influence senior leaders, including executives
  • Have strong recruiting operations instincts—comfortable owning ATS data integrity, pipeline reporting, and process documentation without needing a dedicated ops function to lean on
  • Have experience recruiting in fast-paced, high-growth environments, ideally including experience supporting M&A integration or newly acquired teams
  • Bring deep knowledge of the Bay Area and US talent market to advise stakeholders on compensation benchmarks, market trends, and competitive positioning for both engineering and GTM talent
  • Have prior experience recruiting in the AI, dev tools, or enterprise software space (preferred, not required)
  • Operate with an owner-operator mindset: self-directed, resourceful, and comfortable driving results with minimal oversight
  • Communicate with exceptional clarity, both written and verbal, across all levels of an organization and across technical and business audiences
  • Have significant experience as a full-cycle recruiter, with a proven track record recruiting for technical/engineering roles
  • Bring strong “selling” skills—able to pitch opportunities compellingly and close passive candidates in competitive markets
  • Have proven experience working with global companies and stakeholders across different regions and time zones
  • Be comfortable managing a high volume of open roles simultaneously across functions without sacrificing quality or candidate experience