Nilka Bell

Nilka Bell has a diverse background in technical recruitment, starting with their role as a Senior Technical Recruiter at Neato Robotics in 2019. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Consultant at Network Recruiting from 2016 to 2018, where they supported startups in finding top talent. Some of their notable clients during this time included Toyota Research, Cynanogen, Workday, and Active Hour.

Before Network Recruiting, Nilka worked at Workday as a Sr. Technical Recruiter / Business Advisor in 2015, where they supported the "Big Data" analytics team known as SYMAN. Nilka specialized in hiring for positions such as Engineering Managers, Principle SWE, Platform Engineers/Architects, Full Stack Engineers, and ML Engineers.

In 2015, Nilka served as the Head of Talent/Sr. Technical Recruiter at Activehours, Inc., leading recruiting efforts for the Palo Alto-based payment provider startup. Nilka was responsible for hiring positions such as Mobile IOS and Android Developers, UI/UX Designers, Head of Data Science, VP of Engineering, Data Analysts, and DevOps Engineers.

From 2013 to 2015, Nilka worked as the Lead/Technical Talent Acquisition at Yapstone, reporting directly to the VP of People. Nilka provided recruitment support for the VP of Product/CTO and the Director of Engineering, hiring for positions such as Java Developers, Sr. SWE in Test, UI Developers, Data Engineers, IT Support, Product Managers, Account Managers, and Director of Security.

Before Yapstone, Nilka held the position of Head of Technical Talent at Identified/Acquired by Workday from 2011 to 2013. Here, they ramped up the engineering team for this "Big Data Analytics" startup, creating and executing the engineering recruiting process.

Nilka also has experience working at Apple Computer, Inc., Marvell Semiconductor, Symantec, and VMware, where they held roles such as Senior Technical Recruiter responsible for recruiting for iOS Wireless Technology team, Senior Technical Recruiter supporting the VP of Engineering, and Senior Technical Recruiter recruiting for Embedded, Network, and Security Engineers.

Overall, Nilka Bell's work experience demonstrates their expertise in technical recruitment, particularly within the startup and technology industries.

Nilka Bell has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Relations from Golden Gate University. The specific start and end year of the degree program are not provided.