As a Technical Sourcer, you'll be a strategic talent advisor who shapes the pipeline behind our next generation of platform and product innovation. You'll partner directly with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineering leaders to identify exceptional technical talent, deliver market intelligence, and influence how Confidential (Registered Users Only) competes for talent in an AI-accelerated hiring landscape.
This role is built for someone who thrives on autonomy, creative problem-solving, data-informed decision-making, and building authentic relationships with hard-to-reach technical talent. You'll be part of a global Talent Acquisition team responsible for top-of-funnel strategy and execution, with the opportunity to drive sourcing approaches, tools, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute customized sourcing strategies (by role, level, and location) to identify and engage top technical talent, including software engineers, ML/AI specialists and data engineers
- Partner closely with recruiters, coordinators, and hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, team dynamics, and their impact on the company and product
- Become an expert in telling Confidential (Registered Users Only) story — the mission of the open internet, the engineering challenges we solve, and our values-driven culture
- Craft thoughtful, personalized outreach that resonates with passive and highly specialized technical talent, cultivating long-term relationships with high-priority prospects
- Serve as a strategic talent advisor — providing market insights, calibrating candidate profiles, and recommending adjustments to hiring criteria based on real-time data
- Deliver timely pipeline updates, flexing strategy as hiring plans evolve
- Conduct talent market research, competitive intelligence, and industry mapping to advise hiring managers and recruiters on market conditions, compensation benchmarks, and talent availability
- Leverage AI-enabled research tools, automation workflows, and emerging sourcing technologies to improve pipeline quality and efficiency
- Build and maintain talent maps for critical skill areas, tracking emerging talent pools across academia, open-source communities, and industry
- Maintain organized candidate data in ATS and CRM systems, ensuring exceptional stakeholder and candidate experience throughout the funnel
Who You Are
- 5+ years of experience in technical sourcing or technical recruiting for software, product-driven, or AI/ML companies — or equivalent agency recruiting experience focused on engineering talent
- Demonstrable success sourcing and engaging highly specialized technical talent at a premier tech company, high-growth startup, or leading SaaS organization
- Deep proficiency with sourcing platforms and tools — LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Boolean search, ATS/CRM systems (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Workday), and AI-assisted sourcing tools
- Ability to understand technical concepts (e.g., distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, machine learning, full-stack development) and translate hiring needs into talent market strategies
- A data-driven mindset — comfortable tracking KPIs, analyzing funnel metrics, and using insights to refine strategy
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for crafting compelling candidate messaging
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex searches in parallel while maintaining a high quality bar
- Strong sense of ownership, adaptability, and a bias for action in a fast-moving environment
- High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information
- Passionate about people, inclusive hiring practices, and building diverse teams
Preferred Experience:
- Experience sourcing AI/ML researchers, data scientists, or adjacent specializations
- Familiarity with Confidential (Registered Users Only), ad tech, or the programmatic advertising ecosystem
#LI-JK1