Principal Technical Sourcer

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We’re building a high-caliber technical team in a competitive market. This role owns the top of the funnel—finding, engaging, and building relationships with exceptional engineers before they’re actively looking.

This is not a resume-pushing role. It’s about taste, curiosity, and persistence.

• Own outbound sourcing for technical roles (primarily software engineers)
• Identify high-signal candidates via Linked In, Git Hub, referrals, and communities
• Write thoughtful, personalized outreach that actually gets replies
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to define “great”
• Experiment with sourcing strategies, messaging, and channels
• Track and improve funnel metrics (reply rate, pass‑through, time to first convo)
• Build long‑term candidate relationships, even when timing isn’t right

• You have 1–4+ years of technical sourcing experience (startup experience a plus)
• You enjoy the puzzle of finding people others can’t
• You care about quality over volume and hate spammy outreach
• You’re comfortable with ambiguity and like building from scratch
• You operate with urgency and take ownership
• Bias to action

• Consistent flow of high‑quality technical candidates
• Strong reply rates driven by thoughtful outreach
• Hiring managers trust your judgment and taste

• Real ownership and visibility
• Opportunity to help define the sourcing playbook
• Close partnership with recruiters and founders
• High impact on a team scaling quickly
• Exposure to the strongest Tech Startup Eco‑System

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Human Resources
• Industries:
  Software Development

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