Melly Sawatdee

Recruiter

San Francisco, California, United States12 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in technical recruiting for top tech companies.
  • Proven track record in building diverse talent pipelines.
  • Strong leadership in training and onboarding recruiting teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter with expertise in sourcing for tech and ML roles.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingHuman Resources

Other Skills

InterviewsLeadershipData-driven strategiesInterview frameworksSourcingTrainingCollaborationRecruiting strategiesInterviewing techniquesDiversity sourcingClient managementOnboardingPublic SpeakingSocial MediaMicrosoft Office

About

Technical recruiting at Waymo, fitness instructor at Heartcore. Facebook and Uber alum. Hello.

Experience

12 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs
Current Experience

Waymo

Senior Technical Recruiter

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Simulation Realism 🚙
  • Hiring for ML Engineers, Backend SWE, ML Infra and even TLM roles
RecruitingInterviewsHuman ResourcesLeadership

Commure

Senior Technical Recruiter

May 2025Sep 2025 · 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Drove innovative, data-driven recruiting strategies to engage and convert top Engineering, Product, and Design talent.
  • Partnered with leadership to build scalable, diverse pipelines and design interview frameworks that enable confident hiring decisions.
  • Managed multiple requisitions end-to-end, maintaining clean Ashby data and delivering consistent hiring results aligned with business goals.
RecruitingData-driven strategiesInterview frameworks

Heartcore

Fitness Instructor

May 2024Present · 2 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

Mpx strength studio

Fitness Instructor

Aug 2022Sep 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

Heartcore

Fitness Instructor

Apr 2018Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Facebook

Senior Technical Recruiter

Nov 2016Apr 2025 · 8 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Technical ML Recruiter (2021 - 2025)
  • Technical ML Sourcer (2016 - 2021)
  • Recruited and sourced for Research Scientists, ML Engineers and ML infrastructure engineers for Family of Apps, Generative AI, Ranking and Recommendations, and Instagram
  • Sourced and closed Research Scientists, ML Engineers and ML Infra engineers for various orgs and pillars under the ML product and Gen AI teams. Levels ranged from IC4 to IC6
  • Trained and onboarded new hires coming into recruiting specializing in sourcing and closing in Machine Learning
  • Partnered and collaborated with hiring managers, directors and VPs on closing strategies
  • Hosted brown bags and learning sessions on ML hiring, team collaboration and cross functional partnerships with other recruiting teams
RecruitingSourcingTraining

Uber

Technical Sourcer

Feb 2016Oct 2016 · 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Previously supported the Uber Advanced Technologies Mapping team. Acquired from Microsoft to build Uber’s first ever mapping product for drivers and users
  • Responsible for sourcing candidates, utilizing tools such as Linkedin Recruiter, Entelo, patent and conference searching, x-ray searches, while navigating sites such as GitHub, Google Scholar, Stack Overflow and Quora for top contributors
  • Stabilized a pipeline of candidates and guided each through the interview process.
  • Collaborated and designed top sourcing strategies with colleagues and engineering managers to recruit the best talent particularly in Computer Vision, Machine Learning and AI.
  • Participated in the worldwide recruiting team initiatives while implementing and executing hiring programs

Core studio spx

Lagree Fitness Instructor

Nov 2015Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Palo Alto

Appdynamics

Technical Sourcer

Jun 2015Feb 2016 · 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Partnered with recruiters and hiring managers to qualify target candidates
  • Utilized behavioral, functional and value based interviewing techniques to screen and vet candidates, provide real-time feedback to hiring managers
  • Developed, influenced, generated and executed volume-sourcing strategies
  • for passive and active candidates
  • Built and managed a diverse pipeline, including developing business-specific diversity sourcing plans and strategies as needed
  • Voted Outstanding Sourcing by recruiting team
SourcingCollaborationRecruiting strategiesRecruiting

Premier staffing inc.

Recruiter, Contract Division

Jun 2014Mar 2015 · 9 mos · Redwood City, CA

  • Full-cycle recruited and placed top talent across contract and temp-to-hire roles, ensuring strong alignment between client needs and candidate strengths.
  • Built lasting relationships with candidates and clients, managing interviews, negotiations, and seamless onboarding.
  • Sourced and engaged talent using platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter, Salesforce, and major job boards.
  • Maintained accurate candidate data and contributed process improvements to strengthen pipeline quality and team efficiency.
  • Represented the company at recruiting events to expand brand visibility and attract diverse talent.
SourcingInterviewing techniquesDiversity sourcingRecruiting

Al jazeera america

Human Resources Assistant

Sep 2012Apr 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • (Previously Current TV, Acquired by the Al Jazeera Media Network)
  • Supported end-to-end HR operations, including onboarding, benefits administration, and offboarding.
  • Managed employee benefits, new hire orientation, and HR compliance documentation.
  • Partnered with HR leadership on open enrollment, recruiting, and workforce planning initiatives.
RecruitingClient managementOnboarding

Disney interactive

HR Coordinator Intern

May 2012Aug 2012 · 3 mos · Palo Alto, CA

Loopt

Communications Intern

Nov 2011Mar 2012 · 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Cinequest

Publicity Intern

Nov 2010May 2011 · 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Education

San José State University

Bachelor of Science — Public Relations

Jan 2007Jan 2011

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