Technical Sourcer
Hybrid in San Francisco, CA
Also open to Seattle, WA or New York, NY
Contract
$80 to $90/hr
A fast-growing company in the AI industry is seeking a highly skilled Technical Sourcer to support priority hiring across engineering and technical teams. This is a high-impact contract opportunity for someone who brings strong technical recruiting fundamentals, sharp candidate judgment, and experience operating in a selective, high-bar hiring environment.
This team is prioritizing quality over speed and is looking for a sourcer who can go beyond surface-level sourcing to identify strong technical talent, spot funnel issues, and provide thoughtful, well-calibrated candidate recommendations.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Source and assess technical talent across engineering domains such as platform, infrastructure, security, safety, and related technical functions
- Evaluate candidates based on technical depth, career progression, scope of impact, and overall alignment to highly selective hiring standards
- Distinguish strong technical talent by understanding domain differences, technical stacks, and hiring patterns
- Identify red flags such as inflated titles, inconsistent leveling, frequent job changes, or weak progression
- Assess candidate motivations, career transitions, and reasons for leaving past roles
- Provide high-quality candidate recommendations with clear rationale and strong calibration
- Partner with recruiters and hiring stakeholders to improve targeting and reduce wasted interview cycles
- Identify funnel breakdowns and recommend ways to improve process quality and efficiency
- Maintain accurate notes, decisions, and structured candidate data in ATS tools such as Ashby
- Support a thoughtful, evidence-based hiring process in a fast-moving environment
What They’re Looking For
- 2 to 5+ years of experience in technical sourcing or technical recruiting
- Recent experience supporting technical hiring within the last 2 years is critical
- Strong preference for candidates who were formerly full-time technical sourcers, even if currently on contract
- Experience supporting engineering and technical hiring across multiple domains
- Strong understanding of technical recruiting fundamentals, including engineering teams, technical stacks, and hiring loops
- Ability to assess technical talent without relying entirely on recruiters or hiring managers for interpretation
- Strong calibration, judgment, and pattern recognition
- Experience in high-bar, highly selective, or hypergrowth hiring environments
- Strong written communication, documentation, and ATS discipline
- Experience with Ashby, Gem, or similar recruiting tools is a plus
Ideal Background
- Former full-time Technical Sourcer at a top technology company
- Strong recent experience supporting technical hiring across engineering, infrastructure, security, or similar domains
- Analytical, proactive, detail-oriented, and confident in challenging process gaps when needed
- Comfortable navigating complex and highly selective hiring environments
