Desiree Mortensen

Desiree Mortensen is a seasoned technical recruiter with extensive experience in the technology sector. Currently serving as a Senior Technical Recruiter at Anduril Industries since July 2025, Desiree previously worked at SpaceX as a Technical Recruiter from April 2023 to July 2025, focusing on talent identification using LinkedIn Recruiter. Prior to that, Desiree was a Technical Recruiter at Google from April 2018 to March 2023, specializing in recruiting staff software engineers and engineering managers for multiple teams within the company, though impacted by a workforce reduction. Experience also includes a role as a Technical Recruiter at Apple in the Hardware Technologies - Silicon Engineering Group from January 2020 to May 2021. Desiree holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from San José State University, completed in 2016, with a minor in Advertising and active participation in the Marketing Association and Spartan Ad Club.