Principal Technical Sourcer

Job description

## Technical Sourcer 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**. ## ## What you’ll do - Own outbound sourcing for technical roles (primarily software engineers) - Identify high-signal candidates via LinkedIn, GitHub, 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 might be a good fit if - 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 ## What success looks like - Consistent flow of high-quality technical candidates - Strong reply rates driven by thoughtful outreach - Hiring managers trust your judgment and taste ## Why join - 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