Senior Technical Sourcer: AI-Driven Talent Builder

Perplexity; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity AI is seeking a Technical Sourcer to shape our engineering talent as we scale. You will identify, engage, and inspire world-class candidates while partnering with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineers to understand demanding technical requirements.

You will build tooling, apply AI to automate workflows, and continuously optimize pipelines in a fast-changing environment. If you thrive on curiosity, iteration, and impact, this role invites you to craft sourcing strategies that fuel

Qualifications

• Strong sourcing of engineering and tech talent across disciplines
• Ability to calibrate profiles with accuracy and nuance
• Experience with AI-assisted automation and creative outreach
• Craft tooling and workflows to automate repetitive tasks

Responsibilities

• Research, identify, and engage engineering and technical talent across multiple disciplines and experience levels
• Collaborate with recruiters and hiring teams to understand technical requirements with nuance
• Use diverse sourcing strategies including research, talent mapping, referrals, and AI-assisted automation
• Build and refine tooling and workflows to automate repetitive work
• Act as a candidate's first introduction to Perplexity AI with authentic storytelling
• Track and analyze pipeline data to drive optimization of sourcing approaches
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities and hard-to-fill roles

Skills

Tech sourcing

AI tooling

Communication

Analytical

Job description

Perplexity AI is seeking a Technical Sourcer to shape our engineering talent as we scale. You will identify, engage, and inspire world-class candidates while partnering with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineers to understand demanding technical requirements.

You will build tooling, apply AI to automate workflows, and continuously optimize pipelines in a fast-changing environment. If you thrive on curiosity, iteration, and impact, this role invites you to craft sourcing strategies that fuel