Senior Technical Sourcer, Recruiting

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter based in the United States.

This role offers the opportunity to shape talent acquisition across highly specialized Data, Machine Learning, AI, and Software Engineering functions.

You'll serve as a strategic recruiting partner to engineering and technical leadership, owning complex searches from sourcing through offer.

The position requires more than traditional recruiting expertise, with a strong understanding of modern data platforms, ML systems, cloud technologies, and software engineering practices.

You'll identify and engage senior and niche technical professionals through targeted sourcing, professional communities, and innovative talent strategies.

Your technical screening and market knowledge will help hiring teams distinguish strong production experience from purely academic or theoretical backgrounds.

You'll also influence hiring strategy through talent-market insights, compensation intelligence, pipeline analytics, and stakeholder partnership.

Own full-cycle recruiting for Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, MLOps Engineers, Software Engineers, and other specialized technical positions.

Proactively source senior and hard-to-find technical talent through LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Kaggle, professional communities, networking, and other sourcing channels.

Evaluate candidate backgrounds across data platforms, machine learning frameworks, cloud environments, software architectures, and engineering practices.

Partner with technical interviewers and hiring teams to establish effective assessment approaches, interview standards, and candidate evaluation criteria.

Distinguish between academic or theoretical machine learning experience and practical, production-grade engineering expertise.

Work closely with engineering leaders, data architects, ML leaders, and product stakeholders to define hiring requirements, priorities, and sourcing strategies.

Translate technical and business requirements into focused recruitment strategies and actionable talent pipelines.

Advise hiring stakeholders on talent availability, market conditions, compensation trends, candidate expectations, and competitive hiring activity.

Build and maintain long-term pipelines for critical and emerging Data, AI, ML, and Software Engineering skill sets.

Monitor developments across AI/ML, Big Data, cloud analytics, data platforms, and related technologies to strengthen technical recruiting strategies.

Manage candidate activity and recruitment workflows accurately within ATS and other recruiting systems.

Maintain detailed records of interviews, feedback, candidate progression, and hiring decisions.

Track and report recruitment metrics, including pipeline health, time-to-fill, sourcing effectiveness, and quality of hire.

Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, candidate quality, stakeholder experience, and overall hiring efficiency.

5-8+ years of experience as a Technical Recruiter, with substantial experience recruiting for Data, Machine Learning, AI, Software Engineering, or related technical roles.

• Demonstrated success recruiting senior, specialized, and difficult-to-source technical professionals in fast-paced environments.
• Strong working knowledge of modern data and machine learning ecosystems, including Data Engineering, Big Data platforms, ML frameworks, ML pipelines, and cloud technologies.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, and modern software engineering practices.
• Excellent sourcing skills and experience using platforms such as LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Kaggle, and professional technology communities.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence hiring managers and translate complex requirements into effective recruiting strategies.
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, recruitment analytics tools, and other modern recruiting technologies.
• Ability to use recruitment data and market intelligence to make informed recommendations and improve hiring outcomes.
• Curious and continuously learning, with a genuine interest in emerging technologies across AI, machine learning, data, and software engineering.

Medical, dental, and vision-related benefits.

• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short-term disability coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) options.
• Opportunity to work with highly specialized technical talent across Data, AI, Machine Learning, and Software Engineering.
• Opportunity to influence technical hiring strategies and build talent pipelines for high-impact technology teams.

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.