Technical Recruiter

Sardine; Canada; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sardine seeks a Technical Recruiter to join its Talent team. This remote-first role involves strategic partnership with Engineering and Product orgs to attract top technical talent. The position emphasizes the full-cycle hiring process, candidate experience, and market insights to shape hiring strategies.

Benefits

Generous compensation in cash and equity

Flexible paid time off

Health, dental, and vision coverage

4% matching in 401k / RRSP

One-time home office setup stipend

Monthly meal stipend

Annual health and wellness stipend

Unlimited access to financial advisory

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience.
• Proven ability to hire across engineering domains.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the full-cycle hiring process with a focus on candidate experience.
• Manage stakeholder expectations for strategic hiring across tech teams.
• Drive hiring velocity through proactive pipeline building.

Skills

Relationship Building

Influencing

Communication

High Ownership Mindset

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Ashby

Notion

Job description

Who we are:

We are a leader in fraud prevention and AML compliance. Our platform uses device intelligence, behavior biometrics, machine learning, and AI to stop fraud before it happens. Today, over 300 banks, retailers, and fintechs worldwide use Sardine to stop identity fraud, payment fraud, account takeovers, and social engineering scams. We have raised $145M from world-class investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Activant, Visa, Experian, FIS, and Google Ventures.

Our culture:

• We have hubs in the Bay Area, NYC, Austin, and Toronto. However, we maintain a remote-first work culture. #WorkFromAnywhere

• We hire talented, self-motivated individuals with extreme ownership and high growth orientation.

• We value performance and not hours worked. We believe you shouldn't have to miss your family dinner, your kid's school play, friends get-together, or doctor's appointments for the sake of adhering to an arbitrary work schedule.

Location:

• Remote - Canada

• From Home / Beach / Mountain / Cafe / Anywhere!

• We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed team. You can find your productive zone and work from there.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Technical Recruiter to join our small but mighty Talent team at Sardine. This role is more than just filling roles — you’ll be a strategic partner to our Engineering and Product orgs, helping us attract and hire exceptional technical talent as we scale. You’ll work closely with hiring managers and leadership to shape hiring strategy, drive key searches, and deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Own the full-cycle hiring process—from outreach to offer—with a relentless focus on candidate experience, speed, and quality.

• Independently manage stakeholder expectations for top-of-funnel initiatives across Product Engineering and AI/ML teams, aligning closely with hiring managers to drive strategic hiring in high-impact technical areas.

• Drive hiring velocity through proactive pipeline building, tight process management, and clear communication with stakeholders.

• Provide hiring teams with market insights, funnel data, and recruiting best practices to inform decision-making.

• Help shape Sardine’s employer brand and outreach narrative for technical candidates.

What you’ll need

• 5–8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in high-growth, product-led tech environments.

• Proven ability to hire across engineering domains (e.g., backend, infrastructure, AI/ML, security), ideally with exposure to fintech or early-stage startups.

• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

• A clear, compelling communication style—both written and verbal.

• High ownership mindset and comfort navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving environment.

• Experience with Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Notion is a plus!

Compensation: Base pay range 150,000 - 190,000 CAD + Series C equity with tremendous upside potential + Attractive benefits

The compensation offered for this role will depend on various factors, including the candidate's location, qualifications, work history, and interview performance, and may differ from the stated range.

Benefits we offer:

• Generous compensation in cash and equity

• Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested

• Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture

• Flexible paid time off, Year-end break, Self care days off

• Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific

• 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific

• MacBook Pro delivered to your door

• One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.

• Monthly meal stipend

• Monthly social meet-up stipend

• Annual health and wellness stipend

• Annual Learning stipend

• Unlimited access to an expert financial advisory

Join a fast-growing company with world-class professionals from around the world. If you are seeking a meaningful career, you found the right place, and we would love to hear from you.

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