Technical Recruiter – Software Engineering & QA

Arca.ph; Philippines; On-site; PHP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Arca.ph is seeking a full-cycle technical recruiter to own end-to-end recruitment for software engineers and related technical roles. You will translate client requirements into a search strategy, source active and passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, X-ray, GitHub, and ATS, and conduct structured interviews.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in tech recruiting, strong English communication, and comfort working remotely across international time zones, including some

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 2 years focused on software engineering or closely related technical roles.
• Direct experience recruiting at a company, staffing firm, recruitment agency, outsourcing provider, or remote-talent company.
• Track record of sourcing, screening, and placing mid-level and senior technical candidates.
• Demonstrated ability to explain the difference between a strong engineer and an average candidate using evidence rather than intuition.
• Working knowledge of frontend versus backend, APIs, databases, testing, debugging, version control, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting from intake through sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer support, and placement.
• Translate client requirements into a clear search strategy and screening plan.
• Source active and passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean and X-ray search, GitHub, tech communities, job boards, referrals, and ATS.
• Recruit and screen software engineers and other technical roles including QA, DevOps, data professionals.
• Conduct structured recruiter screens covering technical background, ownership, problem-solving, communication, remote-work readiness, and availability.
• Use role-appropriate screens such as project reviews, live problem-solving, and assessment administration.
• Write evidence-based candidate summaries that explain fit or gaps.
• Maintain accurate ATS records and pipelines; provide timely follow-ups and metrics.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Software engineering recruiting

Remote collaboration

English communication

ATS/CRM

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

GitHub reviews

Screening interviews

Interview scorecards

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS/CRM

Job description

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting from intake and calibration through sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer support, and placement.
• Translate client requirements into a clear search strategy, target profile, technical signals, and screening plan.
• Source active and passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean and X-ray search, GitHub, technical communities, job boards, referrals, and our ATS.
• Recruit and screen software engineers, Python developers, frontend, backend and full-stack developers, QA testers, QA automation engineers, DevOps and cloud engineers, data professionals, and adjacent technical talent.
• Conduct structured recruiter screens covering technical background, depth of ownership, problem-solving, communication, remote-work readiness, compensation, availability, and career goals.
• Use role-appropriate screens such as stack-specific questions, resume and project deep dives, GitHub or portfolio reviews, light live problem-solving, and administration of coding or work-sample assessments.
• Know the limits of recruiter-led screening and elevate deeper evaluations to an engineering interviewer when needed.
• Write evidence-based candidate summaries that explain why a person is or is not a strong match.
• Maintain accurate ATS records, timely follow-up, clean pipelines, and useful recruiting metrics.
• Partner with hiring managers and clients to calibrate the bar, incorporate feedback, and improve the search.
• Deliver a responsive, respectful candidate experience from first contact through decision.

What success looks like

• Qualified shortlists arrive quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Hiring managers see clear evidence behind every recommendation.
• Interview-to-endorsement and endorsement-to-hire conversion improve over time.
• Candidate records and next steps are complete, current, and easy to audit.
• Technical screening decisions are consistent across roles and seniority levels.

What we are looking for

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 2 years focused on software engineering or closely related technical roles.
• Direct experience recruiting at a company, staffing firm, recruitment agency, outsourcing provider, or remote-talent company.
• A track record of sourcing, screening, and placing mid-level and senior technical candidates.
• Demonstrated ability to explain the difference between a strong engineer and an average candidate using evidence rather than intuition alone.
• Working knowledge of frontend versus backend, APIs, databases, testing, debugging, version control, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and software delivery.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and an ATS or recruiting CRM.
• Strong English communication, structured interviewing, professional writing, organization, and follow-through.
• Comfort working remotely and collaborating across international time zones, with consistent overlap with U.S. Eastern Time.
• High attention to detail and a quality-over-volume mindset.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting Filipino technical talent for U.S., Canadian, U.K., or Australian clients.
• Experience with Python, QA automation, DevOps and cloud, data engineering, or AI and ML searches.
• Experience reviewing GitHub profiles, portfolios, technical assessments, or structured interview scorecards.
• Agency, RPO, staff-augmentation, or offshore-recruiting experience.
• Experience improving recruiting playbooks, dashboards, funnel metrics, or interview rubrics.

Work arrangement

• Full-time
• Remote, Philippines
• Consistent overlap with U.S. Eastern Time