Senior Technical Sourcer

Perplexity AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity AI in San Francisco is seeking a sourcing specialist to innovate talent acquisition in AI. You will partner with engineering teams, utilizing AI for workflow automation and sourcing efficiency.

The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, and a passion for creative sourcing strategies. Join us to help build a world-class team at the forefront of AI development.

Qualifications

• Strong technical grounding and a passion for sourcing.
• Experience in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Comfortable with complex technical conversations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with recruiters and engineers for talent sourcing.
• Use AI tools to automate sourcing workflows.
• Research and engage engineering and technical talent.

Skills

Technical literacy

Creativity

Communication skills

Resilience

Curiosity

Job description

At Perplexity AI, we are building products that push the boundaries of how people find, reason, and learn information. The scale and speed of our mission demand a team that thrives in environments of rapid iteration and constant discovery.

Responsibilities

• This is not a traditional sourcing role
• You will partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineers to identify, engage, and inspire world‑class talent, helping build a team capable of solving some of the most challenging problems in AI today. Just as importantly, you will use AI to automate and augment your own workflow, treating sourcing as a system to be engineered rather than a set of manual tasks.
• Research, identify, and engage engineering and technical talent across multiple disciplines and experience levels.
• Collaborate with recruiters and hiring teams to deeply understand technical requirements and calibrate profiles with accuracy and nuance.
• Use a wide range of sourcing strategies, including advanced research, talent mapping, referrals, AI‑assisted automation, and creative outreach, to build strong candidate pipelines.
• Build and refine your own tooling and workflows, leveraging AI to automate repetitive work and spend more of your time on high‑judgment sourcing.
• Act as a candidate’s first introduction to Perplexity AI, delivering an authentic and compelling story about our mission, product, and team culture.
• Track and analyze pipeline data to drive continuous optimization and improvements in sourcing approaches.
• Operate with agility, adapting quickly to shifting priorities, hard‑to‑fill roles, and changing team needs.

Qualifications

• Looking for a builder with strong technical grounding, a genuine passion for the craft of sourcing, and the ability to operate with creativity and precision in an environment where constant change and ambiguity is the norm.
• A strong desire to grow a career in sourcing, with clear dedication to advancing your craft and developing deep expertise in the field.
• A mindset that thrives on curiosity, iteration, and impact, aligned with Perplexity AI’s ethos of building what has never been built before.
• Exceptional technical literacy, comfortable navigating complex technical conversations, parsing nuanced skill sets, and understanding the architecture of software and AI roles.
• Creativity and resilience: the ability to design novel sourcing strategies, test new methods, and adapt quickly when faced with challenges.
• A builder’s instinct for AI: eager to adopt new tools, automate your own workflow, and experiment with how AI can make sourcing faster and sharper.
• Proven experience sourcing talent in highly dynamic and fast‑paced environments where priorities shift and ambiguity is constant.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build trust and develop relationships with both candidates and internal partner teams.