Senior Technical Recruiter- Database & Software Engineering

JOBSTODAY.WORLD; India; A distancia; INR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

JOBSTODAY.WORLD seeks a very senior IT Recruiter to excel beyond keyword matching and hold real technical conversations with engineers. You will source, screen, and interview candidates for advanced database and programming roles, collaborating with European clients and hiring managers on a remote schedule.

You will own the full recruitment cycle, run in-depth technical screenings, and build a robust candidate pipeline for DBAs, data engineers, and backend developers.

Formación

• 7+ years of IT recruitment experience, with a proven track record hiring senior engineers.
• Proven ability to challenge candidates respectfully but rigorously during interviews.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
• Experience working with international clients, ideally European markets.
• Strong sourcing skills and comfort with ATS tools.
• Self-driven, accountable, and comfortable working independently in a remote setup.

Responsabilidades

• Own the full recruitment cycle for senior technical roles, from intake with hiring managers to offer and closing.
• Run in-depth technical screening interviews and challenge candidates on advanced topics such as query optimization, indexing strategies, transactions and isolation levels, replication, sharding, data modeling, and performance tuning.
• Probe programming fundamentals and problem-solving: data structures, algorithms, system design basics, code quality, and architecture trade-offs.
• Tell apart hands-on engineers from candidates with only surface-level exposure, and write clear, evidence-based assessment notes for hiring managers.
• Source passive talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, GitHub, communities, and referrals.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline for hard-to-fill roles (DBAs, data engineers, backend developers, and similar).
• Advise hiring managers on market conditions, salary expectations, and candidate availability.
• Maintain accurate records in the ATS and report on pipeline metrics.

Conocimientos

Sourcing

Screening interviews

English communication

Remote work

ATS proficiency

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a very senior IT Recruiter who can go beyond keyword matching and hold real technical conversations with engineers.

You will source, screen, and interview candidates for advanced database and programming roles, challenging their depth of knowledge and separating genuine expertise from résumé buzzwords. You will work with European clients and hiring managers, so this role follows European business hours.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the full recruitment cycle for senior technical roles, from intake with hiring managers to offer and closing.
• Run in-depth technical screening interviews and challenge candidates on advanced topics such as query optimization, indexing strategies, transactions and isolation levels, replication, sharding, data modeling, and performance tuning.
• Probe programming fundamentals and problem-solving: data structures, algorithms, system design basics, code quality, and architecture trade-offs.
• Tell apart hands-on engineers from candidates with only surface-level exposure, and write clear, evidence-based assessment notes for hiring managers.
• Source passive talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, GitHub, communities, and referrals.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline for hard-to-fill roles (DBAs, data engineers, backend developers, and similar).
• Advise hiring managers on market conditions, salary expectations, and candidate availability.
• Maintain accurate records in the ATS and report on pipeline metrics.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in IT recruitment, with a strong track record hiring senior engineers.
• Proven ability to challenge candidates respectfully but rigorously during interviews.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
• Experience working with international clients, ideally European markets.
• Strong sourcing skills and comfort with ATS tools.
• Self-driven, accountable, and comfortable working independently in a remote setup.

Nice to Have

• Prior hands-on background as a developer, DBA, or data engineer.