Role Overview

We are seeking a Technical Recruiter on a 6 month fixed term contract to accelerate hiring across AI/ML, engineering, data and cloud/DevOps. This is a delivery-led position with strong stakeholder exposure, requiring advanced sourcing, technical fluency and pace.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver full-cycle hiring across:

  • AI/ML Engineering & Applied Science

  • Full Stack & Backend

  • Data Engineering, Analytics & Platform

  • DevOps, SRE, Cloud Infrastructure

  • Product, Architecture & Security

• Build targeted technical talent pipelines using:

  • Ashby ATS & LinkedIn Recruiter

  • GitHub, HuggingFace, Stack Overflow, Kaggle, Discord, ArXiv

  • Modern sourcing automations (e.g., PhantomBuster)

• Execute structured screening aligned to technical competency scorecards.

• Maintain recruitment funnel hygiene and reporting (conversion, time-to-fill).

• Develop outbound campaigns tailored to engineering and AI communities.

• Partner with hiring stakeholders on prioritisation and forecasting.

• Ensure a consistently high-touch candidate experience.

Experience & Skills

Must-have

• 4–8+ years technical recruiting with specialism in:

  • AI/ML

  • Full stack / backend engineering

  • Cloud / DevOps / platform

  • Data engineering / data science

• Strong ability to speak credibly on:

  • Model lifecycle, model ops, inference & deployment

  • Data pipelines, ETL, warehousing & lakehouse patterns

  • CI/CD, IaC and cloud architecture

• Evidence of delivering high-complexity tech hiring within short timeframes.

• Sourcing capability beyond mainstream channels.

Nice-to-have

• Experience in scaling advisory, consultancy or PE-backed environments.

• Familiarity with Ashby ATS and Microsoft Teams workflows.

• Exposure to building technical scorecards and interview loops.

Contract Outcomes (First 6 Months)

• Priority engineering, AI and data roles successfully filled against agreed SLAs.

• Predictive pipeline built for recurring strategic tech profiles.

• Standardised competency-based interview process embedded with hiring teams.

• Market mapping completed for AI/ML and cloud talent communities.

Contract Structure

• Type: Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

• Length: 6 months with potential extension based on business needs

• Hours: Full-time

• Start: ASAP

• Compensation: Competitive FTC package

Why Join Us

This is a pivotal period of growth for Unity, and technical hiring sits at the core of our client delivery and market differentiation. You’ll own a mission-critical hiring portfolio, partner directly with senior leadership, and shape how Unity engages technical talent.