Technical Sourcer

About the role We are seeking a Technical Sourcer to join our growing recruiting team at our Menlo Park, CA headquarters! In this role, you will play a critical role in identifying, engaging, and attracting top technical talent. Utilizing various sourcing strategies and tools, you will engage with passive candidates and build a strong pipeline of qualified candidates across multiple technical disciplines for the roles that you are assigned Responsibilities: Review and screen incoming applications, assessing candidates' qualifications and alignment with position requirements Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs, ensuring a steady flow of talent Collaborate with recruiters and hiring managers to understand technical requirements and develop sourcing strategies to identify candidates for open positions Measure and communicate sourcing metrics with internal stakeholders May be involved with relevant talent forums to identify/target talent Able to identify relevant industry domain talent pools Requirements: 5+ years technical sourcing experience in-house and/or at an agency Extensive knowledge and use of boolean strings for candidate search Solid sourcing fundamentals and fluency with recruiting tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, or Seekout. Experience with applicant tracking systems, uploading sourced candidates and facilitating movement through interview stages Experience filtering incoming applicants and dispositioning candidates Experience engaging and screening candidates for assigned roles Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with candidates and internal stakeholders Self-motivated and results-oriented with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement Demonstrated success in identifying and engaging candidates that result in hires Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities Specific experience sourcing for a company in the tech industry Ability to commute to our Menlo Park headquarters 5 days a week Preferred Qualifications: Any amount of full-cycle technical recruiting experience Experience in sourcing AI or ML talent Experience at a startup Experience working on highly-complex, highly-specialized and/or highly-senior technical roles Experience with Ashby (ATS) Join our visionary team, on-site 3-5 days a week, at the forefront of next-generation AGI. About Character.AI Founded in 2021 by AI pioneers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, Character is a leading AI company offering personalized experiences through customizable AI 'Characters.' As one of the most widely used AI platforms worldwide, Character enables users to interact with AI tailored to their unique needs and preferences. Noam co-invented core LLM tech and was recently honored as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential in AI. Daniel created LaMDA, the breakthrough conversational AI now powering Google's Bard. In just two years, we achieved unicorn status and were named Google Play's AI App of the Year – a testament to our groundbreaking technology and vision. #J-18808-Ljbffr