Fullcycle Technical Recruiter

Outset

. Own full-cycle recruitment for technical roles from kickoff and talent-market strategy through sourcing, screening, interview management, offer development, and close .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $140,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in full-cycle technical recruiting, including sourcing, screening, and closing candidates for various technical roles. Proficient in utilizing data-driven insights and recruiting metrics to enhance hiring strategies and outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Full-Cycle Technical RecruitingTechnical FluencyCandidate AssessmentNegotiation SkillsExperience with ATS

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Hard Skills

Technical RecruitingSourcing StrategiesInterview ManagementCandidate ClosingData AnalysisProgramming LanguagesCloud InfrastructureSystems ArchitectureMachine LearningDevOps/SRE

Soft Skills

CommunicationNegotiationOrganizational SkillsAdaptabilityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

LinkedIn RecruiterAshbyTalent Intelligence PlatformsRecruiting MetricsInterview Guides

Industry Keywords

Technical RolesHigh-Growth StartupInclusive HiringDiverse Candidate PipelinesEngineering Leadership

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own full-cycle recruitment for technical roles from kickoff and talent-market strategy through sourcing, screening, interview management, offer development, and close
Recruit across a range of technical functions
Partner with hiring managers and technical leaders to define hiring goals and candidate profiles
Write effective job descriptions and establish structured interview plans
Build and execute targeted sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, technical communities, open-source ecosystems, referrals, events, and talent intelligence platforms
Conduct recruiter screens assessing technical alignment, scope of impact, career motivation, communication, logistical fit, and compensation expectations
Guide candidates through the hiring process with timely communication
Coordinate interview logistics and ensure efficient, prepared, candidate-friendly interview loops
Train and advise interviewers and hiring managers on structured interviewing, equitable assessment, candidate experience, and debriefing
Facilitate interview debriefs, synthesize feedback, identify gaps or bias, and support timely hiring decisions
Lead offer strategy and candidate closing, including compensation discussions and competing-offer navigation
Maintain accurate candidate and hiring data in the ATS and report on pipeline health, search progress, and hiring risks
Use recruiting metrics and market data to improve hiring outcomes
Share technical talent-market insights with leadership
Help build scalable recruiting infrastructure, including interview guides, scorecards, sourcing playbooks, templates, and operational processes
Champion inclusive hiring and diverse candidate pipelines

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–7 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally within a high-growth startup
Demonstrated success hiring for backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile, platform, infrastructure, data, machine learning, security, DevOps/SRE, or engineering leadership roles
Strong technical fluency across programming languages, frameworks, cloud infrastructure, systems architecture, data platforms, security concepts, and engineering scope
Proven ability to source and close passive candidates for competitive or difficult-to-fill technical roles
Experience partnering with Engineering, Product, Design, and executive leaders
Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, negotiation, and candidate-closing skills
Excellent written and verbal communication
Ability to manage multiple concurrent searches and changing priorities
Experience using an ATS and recruiting tools, including Ashby and LinkedIn Recruiter
Data-informed mindset with recruiting funnels, pipeline conversion, source effectiveness, and hiring-market signals
Legally authorized to work in the United States
Willingness to work 4 days a week onsite in the San Francisco office

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Competitive compensation