Astera Labs Inc.
Principal Technical Recruiter
San Jose, California, United States · Principal
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About the role
- Astera Labs is scaling at breakneck speed to power the next generation of rack-scale AI infrastructure, and our ability to hire exceptional silicon and hardware talent is what keeps us ahead.
- This is a high-impact, high-visibility role where every hire moves the business forward.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end recruiting for hardware, silicon, and semiconductor roles across engineering functions.
- Manage the candidate pipeline with rigor, ensuring speed, quality, and an exceptional candidate experience at every stage.
- Partner with hiring managers and engineering leaders to define role requirements, calibrate talent, and build tailored search strategies.
- Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies to build talent pipelines for critical and niche silicon roles.
- Lead strategic workforce and hiring planning in partnership with leadership to anticipate future talent needs and align recruiting to business goals.
- Drive continuous process improvement, leveraging recruiting tools and analytics to increase efficiency, quality, and hiring outcomes.
- Author and maintain clear documentation, playbooks, interview guides, and process standards to scale recruiting best practices across teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong track record of closing technical and engineering roles.
- Strong partnership and consultative skills, with the ability to advise and influence senior engineering leaders.
Nice to have
- Deep understanding of the semiconductor and AI infrastructure talent landscape.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and modern sourcing tools and analytics.
- Experience recruiting in a hyper-growth or fast-paced technology environment.
- Excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering an outstanding candidate experience.
Compensation
- Serve as a trusted talent advisor, bringing market insights on semiconductor and hardware hiring trends, compensation, and competitive intelligence.
This listing is sourced directly from Astera Labs Inc.'s careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.