Remote Senior Software Engineering Agency Recruiter

Recruiting from Scratch; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruiting from Scratch in the United States is seeking a Senior Agency Recruiter to lead complex software engineering searches from intake through accepted offers in a fully remote capacity.

You will partner with hiring managers, build targeted sourcing strategies, evaluate candidates' technical depth, and manage relationships to close top-tier engineers. Experience in agency, executive-search, or high-growth startups is required.

Qualifications

• Track record recruiting software engineers in an agency, executive-search, or high-growth startup.
• Strong technical screening ability to differentiate senior vs staff engineers.
• Curiosity about software, AI, and modern engineering trends.
• Experience building targeted sourcing strategies rather than mass outreach.
• Consultative written and verbal communication with engineers and hiring managers.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, performance-oriented environment.
• High standards for candidate experience and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle searches for senior and staff software engineers at tech companies.
• Lead intake conversations to define search strategy and candidate profile.
• Evaluate engineers by understanding build projects, scale, and scope.
• Explain assessments to hiring managers and partners.
• Build pipelines through outbound, referrals, and candidate databases.
• Use AI-assisted sourcing tools to research markets and identify candidates.
• Run candidate processes including compensation alignment and closing.
• Maintain clear pipeline data for clients and teammates.

Skills

Full-cycle searches

Technical screening

Targeted sourcing

AI-assisted sourcing

Candidate relationship management

Tools

ATS platforms

Sourcing tools

AI-assisted recruiting workflows

Job description

Who is Recruiting from Scratch: Recruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. We partner closely with our clients to deeply understand their needs, then connect them with top-tier candidates who are not only highly skilled but also the right fit for the company’s culture and vision. Our mission is simple: place the best people in the right roles to drive long-term success for both clients and candidates.https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/

Title of Role: Senior Agency Recruiter, Software Engineering

Location: Remote, United States

Company Description

Recruiting from Scratch is a software-driven technical recruiting firm. We help venture-backed startups and public technology companies hire exceptional software, AI, and product talent.

What You Will Do

We are hiring a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead complex software engineering searches from intake through accepted offer.

You will partner directly with hiring managers, develop sourcing strategies, evaluate technical talent, manage candidate and client relationships, and close competitive searches.

This is an agency recruiting role for someone who values technical depth and sound judgment. We care about placements, fees earned, candidate quality, and client trust—not activity for activity’s sake.

• Own full-cycle searches for senior and staff software engineers at competitive, well-funded technology companies.
• Lead intake conversations that produce a real search strategy: calibrate the technical bar, identify target companies, surface likely tradeoffs, and define what a strong candidate looks like before sourcing begins.
• Evaluate engineers credibly. Read a résumé, LinkedIn profile, or GitHub repository and understand what the person actually built, the difference between services and scripts, scale and scaffolding, or senior- and staff-level scope.
• Explain and defend your assessment to technical hiring managers.
• Build and manage pipelines through targeted outbound, referrals, and our proprietary candidate database—not LinkedIn Recruiter alone.
• Use modern AI-assisted sourcing tools to research markets, identify candidates, and work more efficiently.
• Stay current on modern software development and how AI is changing engineering teams, technical roles, and the signals that indicate exceptional performance.
• Run thoughtful candidate processes, including preparation, feedback, compensation alignment, offer management, counteroffers, and closing.
• Maintain clear, accurate pipeline data so clients and teammates always understand where a search stands.
• Turn what you learn into better scorecards, sourcing strategies, screening criteria, and recruiting processes.

Ideal Candidate Background

• A track record recruiting software engineers in an agency, executive-search, or high-growth startup environment.
• Demonstrated production, including placements made, fees or gross profit earned, and offers closed. We will ask about specific results.
• Strong technical screening ability. You can explain the difference between a senior and staff backend engineer—and describe why you rejected the last candidate you passed on in technical terms.
• Genuine curiosity about software, AI, and modern engineering. You follow the market because you find it interesting, not simply because a job description requires it.
• Experience building targeted sourcing strategies rather than relying on high-volume outreach.
• Consultative written and verbal communication, with the credibility to advise engineers, founders, and hiring managers.
• Strong candidate management and closing skills, particularly when candidates are considering multiple offers.
• Comfort working independently in a remote, transparent, performance-oriented environment.
• High standards for candidate experience, data quality, and follow-through.

Preferred

• Experience recruiting across adjacent technical functions, including data, infrastructure, machine learning, product, or hardware.
• Experience hiring for venture-backed startups, including founding and early engineering teams.
• A computer science background, previous engineering experience, or a history of building technical projects yourself.
• Fluency with modern ATS platforms, sourcing tools, and AI-assisted recruiting workflows.

What success looks like

Within your first several months, you will understand our clients, technical standards, tools, and search process well enough to manage searches independently.

Over time, success means:

• Making consistent, high-quality placements.
• Earning trust with candidates and hiring managers.
• Producing focused pipelines instead of unnecessary volume.
• Keeping searches organized and moving.
• Improving the way the broader team evaluates and recruits technical talent.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary for this position is $50,000–$80,000, depending on experience, plus uncapped commission. On-target earnings are approximately $120,000, with no ceiling for top performers.

Our commission structure rewards placements and fee production rather than raw submission volume. We will explain the complete commission plan during the interview process.

This is a full-time, remote position for candidates based in the United States.