Connecting groundbreaking companies with the highly skilled professionals who drive innovation.
Recruit Year is a global talent acquisition partner for AI software and physical AI companies. We connect leading organisations with the engineers and technical leaders who build intelligent software and autonomous machines.
Relationships across North America, Europe and APAC to find talent wherever it lives.
Specialist recruiters who understand the domains they hire for, not just the job titles.
Strategic partners, not resume pushers. Your brand is our brand.
We focus on the fastest-moving parts of the tech economy, where the talent pools are small and the best people are rarely on the market.
Engineers and leaders building AI-native products, LLM applications, agents and the platforms underneath them.
ML & AI engineers · LLM / agent builders · AI platform & infra · Engineering leaders
Talent for humanoids, autonomous mobile robots, manipulation and autonomy companies.
Robotics software · Controls · Perception · Motion planning · Mechatronics · Embedded
Engineers for next-generation silicon and embedded systems.
Chip design · FPGA · Hardware architecture · Embedded systems
Pre-screened candidates open to new roles. Profiles are anonymised to protect their confidentiality. Ask us for the full CV of anyone who fits.
Leads 4 teams (30 engineers, 5 managers) at a top AI productivity company. Shipped an AI feature to $2M+ ARR, now the product's #1 AI feature.
Runs ~25 engineers at a product analytics leader. Built a 0-to-1 product that grew 18x in five quarters, and the company's first MCP server for AI.
Big-tech reliability engineer behind global traffic routing. Cut backend overloads 80% and holds a granted US patent.
Led a 12-person team whose ML model cut spam from 26M to 0.8M messages a day on a consumer messaging app.
Built a multi-agent LLM triage system that resolves 60% of incidents without escalation and cut response time from 45 to 11 minutes.
Has managed teams of 6–30. Led AI triage and testing that halved on-call load, and a platform protecting ~$5B in payment volume.
Hiring for robotics and physical AI? We keep a separate bench of controls, perception and robotics software engineers. Ask for the latest list.
Request full profiles →Pick the model that fits your stage. Many teams move to an embedded partnership after a funding round, when they need to hire a whole team at once.
Best for one critical or senior hire
Best for hiring 5–15 engineers
Best for individual engineering roles
We use global networks, deep expertise and a clear view of the talent market to deliver results consistently.
We learn your culture, tech stack and vision before a single search begins.
We map active and passive candidates across our global network.
Technical and cultural assessment, so you only meet candidates worth your time.
We stay accountable through onboarding and long-term retention.
Who's raising, who's hiring and who's moving in AI software and robotics. Five minutes, every week, for founders and CTOs.
"Superb recruiter with technical expertise and a personal touch — a welcome departure from standard resume pushing."
"Partnering with Recruit Year has been a pleasure. They deliver results quickly, and I trust them with our brand when sourcing niche technical talent."
"Recruit Year are sniper headhunters. Almost 100% of their candidates reached our final round. They add real value to our hiring process."
"They understood our technical requirements from day one and had qualified candidates in front of us within days. Exceptional service."
Whether you're hiring or looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.