Zachary Burnette
Austin,TX
Summary
Strategic Lead Technical Recruiter with 9+ years in full-cycle technical recruiting, serving as the sole architect of Aledade's technical talent function from 2023–2025 before promotion to Lead. Single-handedly delivered 215+ high-caliber hires (44 in 2023, 94 in 2024, 77 in 2025) during hyper-growth, focusing on senior/principal AI/ML, software engineering, and executive leadership roles to support a ~500-person engineering organization. Excel at owning end-to-end recruiting strategy, streamlining processes, advocating for competitive compensation, attracting big-tech talent, partnering with external vendors for executive searches, and building trusted relationships with CTO/SVPs in mission-driven, high-scale healthcare-tech environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Technical Recruiter – Engineering
Aledade
Austin, TX
02.2023 - Current
- Served as the sole Technical Recruiter (functioning as de facto Founding Technical Recruiter) until March 2025, single-handedly owning and scaling the full technical talent acquisition function for a rapidly growing healthcare-tech leader enabling value-based care—post-$260M Series F (2023) and $500M credit facility (2025)—while personally driving all sourcing, screening, offers, and stakeholder alignment.
- Delivered exceptional high-volume, high-quality results: 44 hires in 2023, 94 in 2024 (Senior/Staff Software Engineers, Engineering Managers/Directors, BI Analysts/Developers, Security Engineers/Managers), and 77 in 2025 (exclusive Engineering focus: Full Stack/Backend/AI Engineers & Researchers at Senior/Staff/Principal levels + Sr Managers/Directors/VPs), totaling 215+ hires to fuel AI innovation and engineering expansion.
- Led design and implementation of a streamlined, consistent, and scalable interview process across Engineering, reducing friction, improving candidate experience, and enabling repeatable high-quality hires in a fast-moving environment.
- Conducted weekly strategic meetings with CTO and VPs overseeing ~500-person tech/engineering organization; provided real-time market intelligence, headcount forecasting input, and talent strategy recommendations to align recruiting with business priorities.
- Partnered directly with Compensation Analyst to advocate for and secure elevated comp bands, enhancing Aledade's competitiveness in attracting and closing senior/principal big-tech talent from FAANG-level companies amid intense AI/ML demand.
- Built and maintained diverse, high-caliber pipelines through proactive sourcing, compelling employer branding tied to Aledade's mission, and active outreach—successfully attracting passive senior engineers and leaders from competitive markets.
- Collaborated with external executive search vendors for VP+ and hard-to-fill leadership roles, ensuring strategic fit and accelerating time-to-hire for critical positions.
- Promoted March 2025 to Lead: Now directly manage 2 Sourcers and 1 Recruiting Coordinator; oversee all Engineering hiring stakeholders (SVPs, CTO); partner with Finance and HR on requisition planning, budgeting, and long-term talent roadmap in support of continued scaling.
- Drove end-to-end ownership akin to a Founding Engineer in a high-growth startup: from process creation and stakeholder influence to hands-on execution, compensation strategy, and team building—positioning Engineering for sustained innovation in AI-driven primary care transformation.
- Promoted March 2025
- Sole Technical Recruiter (Full-time June 2023)
- Contract Technical Recruiter (February 2023 – June 2023)
Technical Recruiting Sourcer
Meta Platforms
Austin, TX
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Proactively sourced specialized engineering talent (SDETs, Privacy/Security/Software Engineers) using LinkedIn and internal tools during Meta's engineering growth phase.
- Conducted technical screens; managed candidate experience end-to-end for Director of Privacy Engineering.
- Led adopted talent mapping initiative for Privacy Engineering, boosting sourcing efficiency and pipeline diversity.
- Enhanced full-loop interview process via new questions and structural improvements for better hiring quality.
- Mentored new team members in high-volume environment.
- Laid off
Technical Recruiting Sourcer (Contract)
Google
Austin, TX
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Sourced Program Managers in Security, Compliance, Privacy, and Software Engineering using Ghire and LinkedIn amid privacy/compliance priorities.
- Performed technical/behavioral screens; coordinated with cross-functional teams and leaders.
- Aligned with hiring managers on requirements and diversity goals; contributed to sourcing scrums for market adaptation.
- Maintained candidate relationships to support Google's secure engineering program scaling.
- Contract
National Sales and Marketing Account Manager
Fowler Brothers Incorporated
Wolcott, NY
05.2020 - 04.2021
- Work with new and established customers to sell Apple and Cider Products.
- Oversee and manage a key sector of a $35 Million dollar portfolio.
- Maintain key customer sales relationships and develop and implement strategies for expanding the company’s customer base.
- Assess market potential and identify new business opportunities.
- Propose projects that will increase market share and/or create new categories of business.
- In charge of companies revamp of social media and web branding.
- Participate and assist with the planning of trade shows.
- Career shift initiated by Covid-19
Account Manager – Application, Network Infrastructure, and Cyber Services
TEKsystems
Rochester/Syracuse, NY
06.2016 - 05.2020
- Progressed from Technical Recruiter to Account Manager at leading IT staffing firm during digital transformation demand surge.
- Delivered full-cycle placements in Software Dev, Automation, Cyber Security; hired/placed 57 professionals in first 12 months.
- Managed/coached up to 5 recruiters using 'Teach, Show, Observe, Verify' model to hit metrics and build expertise.
- Built client/candidate relationships in Healthcare/Defense; negotiated contracts and drove process improvements.
- Developed Salesforce-based account strategies; served as Cyber/Infrastructure SME for team support.
- Promoted June 2017
- Technical Recruiter
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Keuka College
Keuka Park, NYSkills
- Strategic Technical Recruiting & Talent Function Leadership
- AI/ML, Software Engineering & Executive Hiring
- Full-Cycle Sourcing, Screening & Process Optimization
- Executive Stakeholder Management (CTO, SVPs, VPs)
- Compensation Strategy & Band Advocacy
- External Vendor Partnerships & Executive Search
- Diversity Pipelines & Big-Tech Talent Attraction
- Interview Process Design & Standardization
- Headcount Planning & Cross-Functional Collaboration (Finance/HR)
Websites
Timeline
Lead Technical Recruiter – Engineering
Aledade
02.2023 - Current
Technical Recruiting Sourcer
Meta Platforms
01.2022 - 01.2023
Technical Recruiting Sourcer (Contract)
Google
04.2021 - 12.2021
National Sales and Marketing Account Manager
Fowler Brothers Incorporated
05.2020 - 04.2021
Account Manager – Application, Network Infrastructure, and Cyber Services
TEKsystems
06.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Keuka College