Senior Technical Recruiter

cord ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Greater London is seeking a Senior/Lead Technical Recruiter specializing in AI/LLM & Infrastructure. You will drive the recruitment of senior-level engineering talent, focusing on LLM, distributed systems, and high-performance infrastructure. The role involves technical sourcing, pipeline development, and close collaboration with engineering leadership. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in technical recruitment, particularly in AI/ML. This position allows for remote work within the UK.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical recruitment focused on senior-level hiring.
• Proven track record in hiring for AI/ML and related fields.
• Strong sourcing expertise with a deep understanding of modern engineering roles.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage senior-level engineers and researchers within AI/ML domains.
• Build and maintain pipelines of senior engineers for current and strategic roles.
• Conduct initial calls to evaluate candidates' technical depth and fit.

Skills

Technical recruitment expertise

AI/ML knowledge

Senior-level hiring experience

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

Nebius is looking for a Senior/Lead Technical Recruiter - AI/LLM & Infrastructure to strengthen our Tech Talent Acquisition team and help us attract world-class engineering talent. This role will focus on hiring experts in LLM, Inference optimization, large-scale distributed systems, and high-performance infrastructure, including Backend, ML Platform, ML Ops, and GPU engineering. You will play a key role in scaling our AI and R&D teams by building deep, high-quality talent pipelines and partnering closely with our engineering leadership.

This role will be based in the UK - London, Remotely.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Deep Technical Sourcing (LLM, Inference, Systems, GPU): Proactively identify and engage senior-level engineers and researchers across a wide range of AI/ML and systems domains. Use advanced sourcing methods across LinkedIn and GitHub engineering communities, open-source projects, conferences, and expert networks.
• Pipeline Development: Build and maintain long-term pipelines of senior engineers for current and future strategic roles. Provide hiring teams with regular funnel analytics, insights, and forecasts.
• High-Touch Candidate Engagement: Craft tailored communication for senior and niche candidates. Build trust, communicate value, and represent Nebius’s mission, technical challenges, and engineering culture.
• Technical Screening: Conduct initial calls to evaluate technical depth, hands-on experience with modern AI and systems technologies, and overall fit.
• Close Partnership with Engineering Leadership: Work directly with engineering and research managers to understand role requirements in detail and shape effective hiring strategies.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor global trends in LLM research, AI infrastructure, inference efficiency, model deployment, and GPU availability. Identify the strongest companies and labs for targeted sourcing.

We Expect You To Bring

• 5+ years of experience in technical recruitment, with a strong focus on senior-level hiring.
• Proven track record hiring in AI/ML, LLMs, Inference, distributed systems, HPC, infrastructure, GPU engineering, or related areas.
• Strong sourcing expertise and deep understanding of modern engineering roles, tech stacks, and motivations of senior candidates.
• Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-moving environment, balancing multiple complex searches.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.
• Curiosity, creativity, and the ability to translate complex technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies.