Mainstay

Senior Technical Sourcer

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $70 - $85 per hour

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Partner closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager to ramp on company, products, and hiring priorities
  • Run calibration checkpoints in the first 2 weeks with the TA Manager to align on target candidate profiles
  • Build targeted lists of AI/ML engineering talent across LinkedIn, GitHub, arXiv, Google Scholar, conference speaker lists, and AI communities
  • Craft and send compelling outreach that resonates with senior engineers and builders in AI/LLM
  • Pre-qualify candidates by validating technical background, location, eligibility, compensation, and credibility of work (e.g., GitHub, publications, shipped projects)
  • Track pipeline activity in Ashby ATS and provide standardized weekly sourcing updates
  • Share market insights on AI/ML talent pools, compensation, and competitor hiring strategies
  • Assist with other high-priority searches (such as Product Design) if needed
  • Execute outbound sourcing and conversion to move candidates into interview stages
  • This is a 6-week contract (~20 hrs/week) where speed, precision, and quality are critical

Requirements

  • 4+ years of sourcing/recruiting experience, with at least 2 years focused on software engineering or AI/ML roles
  • Proven success not only generating sourcing lists but driving candidates into later interview stages
  • Ability to evaluate technical credibility (GitHub repos, published papers, open-source contributions, shipped projects)
  • Strong written communication and outreach skills
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment where iteration and feedback loops are key
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States (application asks about US work authorization)
  • Comfortable with 100% outbound sourcing and measured by ability to identify, engage, and convert outbound candidates
  • Can commit to ~20 hours per week for the duration of the 6-week contract, with some overlap during U.S. business hours
  • Experience using an ATS (e.g., Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever) to track sourcing activity and provide weekly pipeline reports
  • Experience running calibration checkpoints with hiring managers or TA leaders to refine sourcing profiles

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
sourcingrecruitingtechnical evaluationcandidate engagementpipeline tracking
Soft skills
written communicationoutreach skillsadaptabilitycollaborationattention to detail
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