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Katie Dawson

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Principal Recruiter at Tailscale
📍 Boulder, Colorado, United States

Katie Dawson is a Principal Recruiter at Tailscale specializing in building high-performing technical teams in machine learning and cloud infrastructure. With experience at Oracle, where she was "Rookie of the Year", and various startups, she is consistently praised for being personable, detailed, and an excellent communicator.

She demonstrates a passion for creating inclusive workplaces, having served on a Diversity Task Force and managed a program to help individuals return to the workforce. This focus on people extends to ensuring a positive candidate experience, with former candidates highlighting her transparency and communication.

Unique fact: She once managed a "Return-to-work" program and also mentored other companies on how to develop their own similar initiatives.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Principal Recruiter
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Technical Recruiting
Specializes in building engineering teams for Machine Learning, Compiler, and Runtime at high-growth startups like SambaNova Systems and Tailscale.
Diversity in Hiring
Was a member of Oracle's Diversity Task Force and managed a successful "Return-to-work" program, showing a commitment to inclusive employment.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Principal Recruiter
Tailscale
10-2023 - 6-2024
Executive Recruiter
Scaled Agile, Inc.
5-2021 - 6-2023
Principal Technical Recruiter- (ML, Compiler, Runtime)
SambaNova Systems
9-2017 - 5-2021
Lead Technical Recruiter (Compute, Network, Storage)
DigitalOcean
11-2015 - 9-2017
Principal Talent Advisor
Oracle
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Education
B.A.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
PHR
HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
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