Remote Technical Sourcer jobs

About the Technical Sourcer role

What the work looks like

• Meet hiring managers to learn what a role requires and turn that into a search strategy and target company list.
• Search LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub and other sources using Boolean strings to build lists of qualified engineers.
• Write personalized outreach and follow-up sequences and track reply and conversion rates by message.
• Hold short introductory calls to check interest, experience, location and compensation expectations before handing candidates over.
• Keep the applicant tracking system current and report pipeline numbers for each open role.

What employers ask for

• LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search
• Understanding of software engineering roles and stacks
• Applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse or Lever
• Outreach sequencing tools such as Gem
• Persuasive candidate outreach writing
• Pipeline metrics and funnel reporting

Doing this job remotely

Sourcing is online research and messaging, so it is one of the most readily remote jobs in recruiting. The work is self-directed and measured by outreach volume, responses and candidates accepted by hiring managers. Many sourcing positions are contract roles that expand and shrink with hiring plans, which matters more to job security than location does.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Sourcers come from agency recruiting, recruiting coordination or sales development, and occasionally from technical jobs. The usual progression is to technical recruiter, senior or lead sourcer, sourcing manager or broader talent acquisition roles.