Mike Rubino
Technical talent leader focused on AI and engineering recruiting
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San Francisco Bay Area, California
Joined January 2025
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Experienced technical talent leader who scales hiring for AI and hardware engineering organizations — Mike has led recruiting programs at Neuralink and Chef Robotics and now runs talent at Promise, focusing on building sourcing, hiring events, and TA systems to hire engineering talent. peerlist+2
Operator and advisor in the recruiting tooling / talent community — as a co‑founder and CPO at Syelo he’s run events, office hours, and a candidate‑share platform; he also advises startups (e.g., Endorsed) on product and hiring workflows. beehiiv+2
Strong sourcing and technical recruiting foundation from big‑tech and agency roles — prior experience as a Senior Technical Sourcing Lead at AWS and senior recruiter roles earlier in his career underpin his depth in building pipelines for hard-to-fill AI/analytics/DB roles. theorg+1
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CGChett Garciasaid that if they needed to fill a tough technical role,
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would be among their first picks as a recruiter.Jan 20, 2026
MRMichael Rubinosaid
MRMike Rubino
is one of the most impressive leaders they've worked with for driving growth and partnerships at an AI-focused startup.Dec 19, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
MRMichael Rubinosaid they've seen
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build out teams in a way that noticeably improved their company or department.Oct 15, 2025
MMMatthew McGrigorsaid
MRMike Rubino
is one of the most impressive Heads of Talent they've worked with in terms of building and scaling teams at startups.Aug 7, 2025