Senior Technical Sourcer: Market Mapping & Passive Talent

Plaid; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vibrant offices

Catered meals

Home office stipend

Commuting benefits

Job summary

Plaid is hiring a Senior Technical Sourcer to build pipelines for its most difficult technical searches. You will own the top of the funnel across software engineering, infrastructure, data science, AI/ML, and security, from market research to qualified candidates entering interviews.

You will map the market, write compelling outreach, and manage high-volume searches with meticulous data hygiene, turning research into actionable intelligence for recruiters and hiring managers.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of technical sourcing/recruiting experience, including in-house sourcing at a high-growth technology company.
• Demonstrated success in high-volume, high-urgency environments, carrying multiple technical searches at once.
• Proven track record sourcing for hard-to-fill domains such as AI/ML, data science, data infrastructure, distributed systems, or security engineering.
• Experience sourcing in fintech, financial services, or another regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Own top-of-funnel strategy and execution for technical reqs across software engineering, infrastructure, data, AI/ML, and security.
• Run deep talent research: market maps, org mapping, competitor teardowns, and search across niche sources.
• Write outreach that is personalized and earns replies from passive candidates.
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to calibrate role scope and search strategy.

Skills

Boolean search

X-ray search

High-volume recruiting

Tech candidate outreach

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

CRM/ATS

Job description

Plaid is hiring a Senior Technical Sourcer to build pipelines for its most difficult technical searches. You will own the top of the funnel across software engineering, infrastructure, data science, AI/ML, and security, from market research to qualified candidates entering interviews.

You will map the market, write compelling outreach, and manage high-volume searches with meticulous data hygiene, turning research into actionable intelligence for recruiters and hiring managers.