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Principal Technical Sourcer

San Francisco

Posted

6mo ago

Type

Full-time

Location

San Francisco

Job Overview

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

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