Talent Engineer
Job Location:
Bastrop, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
26 August 2026 (3 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
23 November 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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.
Talent Engineering is focused on recruiting with a first-principles and engineering mindset. The team works closely with both engineering and recruiting teams to create novel approaches for rapidly scaling the hiring of exceptional people. We operate with a flat organizational structure where all employees are hands-on show initiative and communicate clearly to deliver excellence.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Basic Qualifications
- Engineering Degree
- Experience thriving in a startup or high-growth environment where adaptability and innovation are key.
- Experience working at organizations with exceptional talent density including successful referrals and recruiting contributions.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Proven track record building and executing recruiting systems that identify and attract top-tier talent.
- Demonstrated technical creativity through personal projects open-source work or innovative hacks.
- Comfortable with vibe coding and rapidly grasping technical concepts to evaluate candidates across domains.
- Deep belief that assembling high-performance teams is an engineering problem.
- Natural affinity for exceptional people with a people person reputation among peers.
- Nerdy engineering background combined with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Advanced judgment in assessing excellence without reliance on traditional recruiting tools.
- Ability to design scalable repeatable processes while executing at high urgency.
Additional Requirements
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to meet hiring timelines.
- Ability to travel for events networking and candidate engagements as needed.
Reporting Location: Bastrop Texas - Headquarters (**On-site 5 days/week**)
Culture
Were a team of dedicated smart and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.
Benefits
We offer employer-paid medical dental and vision coverage a 401(k) plan paid holidays paid vacation and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.
The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
The Boring Company constructs safe, fast-to-dig, and low-cost transportation, utility, and freight tunnels.