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Principal Technical Sourcer

$125k – $175k/yr San Francisco, US remote full time principal Dec 21, 2025

About this role

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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