Senior Technical Recruiter - Software & Platform Teams

Playlist; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Playlist is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to help grow our engineering and product teams. You will lead full-cycle recruiting for software and platform roles, partnering with managers to craft thoughtful hiring plans and a compelling candidate experience that reflects our mission.

You’ll proactively build pipelines, focus on hard-to-fill, high-skill roles, and use data to optimize the recruiting funnel. This role supports diverse, world-wide teams across time zones.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting, especially in software or product-centric environments.
• Working knowledge of technical concepts like programming languages, system architecture, and modern development workflows.
• Proven success sourcing and hiring for hard-to-fill roles in fast-paced tech organizations.
• Confidence using applicant tracking systems (we use Greenhouse) and translating data into action.
• Skilled at balancing strategic hiring goals with an excellent candidate experience.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to guide and influence with care.
• Passion for building diverse teams and fostering equity through every stage of the hiring process.
• Comfortable working across time zones and flexible enough to adapt as priorities evolve.

Responsibilities

• Drive full-cycle recruitment for high-impact technical roles, particularly in software engineering and platform development.
• Partner with hiring managers to build thoughtful hiring plans, using talent insights and market trends to influence decision-making.
• Deliver a standout candidate experience that’s human, honest, and aligned with our mission to create more real-world connection.
• Proactively build talent pipelines, with a focus on hard-to-find, high-skill candidates in competitive markets.
• Use recruiting data and funnel metrics to improve process efficiency and guide stakeholder conversations.
• Champion inclusive hiring practices and help create diverse, high-performing teams across the Playlist ecosystem.
• Represent Playlist at industry events and recruiting touchpoints, acting as a brand ambassador for our tech org.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with People & Culture, keeping hiring goals aligned with company-wide priorities.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Tech recruiting

Stakeholder management

Time zone coordination

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Playlist is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to help grow our engineering and product teams. You will lead full-cycle recruiting for software and platform roles, partnering with managers to craft thoughtful hiring plans and a compelling candidate experience that reflects our mission.

You’ll proactively build pipelines, focus on hard-to-fill, high-skill roles, and use data to optimize the recruiting funnel. This role supports diverse, world-wide teams across time zones.