Remote Technical Recruiter jobs

About the Technical Recruiter role

What the work looks like

• Hold intake meetings with engineering managers to define the role, level, interview plan and compensation range.
• Source passive candidates on LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub and through referrals, and write outreach that gets replies.
• Conduct recruiter screens covering motivation, relevant experience, work authorization and pay expectations.
• Schedule and track interview loops in an applicant tracking system and collect feedback from interviewers.
• Present offers, handle counteroffers and keep candidates engaged until their start date.

What employers ask for

• Full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles
• Sourcing with LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search
• Applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse or Lever
• Working knowledge of technical stacks and levels
• Offer negotiation and closing
• Pipeline metrics and reporting

Doing this job remotely

Sourcing, screening calls and interview coordination are all done online, and recruiting works well as a remote job. The work is call-heavy and interrupt-driven, with hours shaped by candidates' availability across time zones. Hiring volume follows the employer's headcount plan, so workload and job security can swing with it.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Recruiters often begin as sourcers or recruiting coordinators, or in agency recruiting, before taking on full-cycle technical searches. The path continues to lead recruiter, recruiting manager and head of talent acquisition, or sideways into HR business partner roles.