Strategic Technical Recruiter for High-Impact Engineers

Playlist; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Playlist is seeking a Technical Recruiter to grow our software and technical talent pipeline in San Diego. You will manage full lifecycle recruiting—from sourcing to offers—working with leaders and staying current with recruiting trends.

You will screen candidates, coordinate with hiring managers, maintain Greenhouse, ensure compliance, and build a strong talent funnel for high-impact engineering roles. Travel once per year for talent acquisition team meetups.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in technical recruiting.
• Proactively identify and hire top talent.
• Experience creating recruiting strategies that meet hiring goals.
• Strong technical acumen across programming languages, IT networks, and common tools.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to network effectively with candidates and coworkers.
• Willingness to travel once per year for talent acquisition meetups.

Responsibilities

• Handle full lifecycle recruitment for software engineering and technical roles.
• Serve as single point of contact for candidates, screening for availability, salary, relocation, visa, and qualifications.
• Support leadership in developing high-level hiring strategies.
• Present data to show talent landscape and hiring progress.
• Evaluate experience, education, skills, training, fit, and potential.
• Build a strong recruiting funnel by finding hard-to-find talent.
• Inform candidates about culture, compensation, and policies.
• Partner with hiring managers to align on requirements.
• Maintain applicant tracking in Greenhouse.
• Ensure compliance with procedures and laws.
• Collaborate with People & Culture Partners.
• Provide regular status reports on open positions.
• Handle sensitive personnel situations discretely.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Sourcing & screening

Stakeholder management

Offer negotiation

Data-driven recruiting

ATS experience

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Playlist is seeking a Technical Recruiter to grow our software and technical talent pipeline in San Diego. You will manage full lifecycle recruiting—from sourcing to offers—working with leaders and staying current with recruiting trends.

You will screen candidates, coordinate with hiring managers, maintain Greenhouse, ensure compliance, and build a strong talent funnel for high-impact engineering roles. Travel once per year for talent acquisition team meetups.