Strategic Technical Sourcer (Contract)

The Trade Desk; Bellevue (KY); On-site; USD 71,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock-based compensation

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

The Trade Desk is seeking a Technical Sourcer to shape our pipeline for platform and product innovations. You’ll partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineering leaders to identify exceptional technical talent, deliver market intelligence, and influence hiring strategy in an AI-accelerated landscape.

This role thrives on autonomy, creative problem-solving, data-driven decision-making, and building authentic relationships with hard-to-reach engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical sourcing or recruiting for software/AI/ML teams.
• Proven track record engaging highly specialized technical talent.
• Strong ability to translate roles into market strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies for top technical roles by scope and location.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to define role needs.
• Tell The Trade Desk story to attract engineers and data scientists.
• Craft thoughtful outreach to passive, high-priority candidates.
• Provide market insights and calibrate candidate profiles as needed.

Skills

Technical sourcing

AI/ML recruiting

Stakeholder management

Boolean search

ATS/CRM fluency

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

Stack Overflow

Greenhouse

Lever / Workday

Job description

The Trade Desk is seeking a Technical Sourcer to shape our pipeline for platform and product innovations. You’ll partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineering leaders to identify exceptional technical talent, deliver market intelligence, and influence hiring strategy in an AI-accelerated landscape.

This role thrives on autonomy, creative problem-solving, data-driven decision-making, and building authentic relationships with hard-to-reach engineers.