Technical Sourcer

Nudge; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in San Francisco is seeking a Technical Sourcer to identify and engage highly technical candidates for engineering and science roles. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in sourcing for technical positions, possess strong technical aptitude, and be able to translate complex role requirements into effective sourcing strategies. This position offers a dynamic environment that values integrity and innovative thinking. Join us in shaping the future of brain technology.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience sourcing highly technical roles, primarily engineering.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to understand complex systems.
• Excellent judgment when evaluating candidates.

Responsibilities

• Source for highly technical roles across the company.
• Partner with recruiters to understand role requirements.
• Translate ambiguous role definitions into sourcing strategies.

Skills

Sourcing highly technical roles

Strong technical aptitude

Excellent pattern recognition

Strong search strategy skills

Building relationships with candidates

Job description

About Nudge

At Nudge, our mission is to develop the best technology for interfacing with the brain to improve people's lives. We're starting with an approach that we believe can help the most people the fastest, and also allow us to learn as much about the brain as possible: developing a non‑invasive, ultrasound‑based device that can stimulate and image the brain at high resolution and depth. This is a vertically integrated effort building cutting‑edge hardware, software, and research capabilities to create products that can benefit millions — and eventually billions — of people.

To succeed, we need to assemble world‑class teams across everything we do. We hire people who are exceptional at their craft, believe hard things are worth doing, and execute relentlessly — people who expect the highest levels of both rigor and integrity from each other.

About the role

As a Technical Sourcer at Nudge, you will:

• Source for highly technical roles across the company, primarily engineers and scientists
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role requirements, trade‑offs, and hiring priorities
• Translate ambiguous or evolving role definitions into clear sourcing strategies
• Identify, research, and engage candidates through thoughtful, personalized outreach
  Go deep on profiles and technical signal to distinguish real expertise from surface‑level experience
• Share market insights and candidate feedback to help refine role definition and hiring strategy
• Continuously improve sourcing approaches, tools, and workflows as the company grows

About you

We are looking for technical sourcers of all levels, with a preference for at least 3 years of industry experience. Regardless of your career level, you should have:

• 3+ years of experience sourcing highly technical roles, primarily engineering
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to quickly understand complex systems, technologies, and skill sets
• Excellent pattern recognition and judgment when evaluating candidate signal and identifying exceptional talent
• Demonstrated ability to source for highly niche or ambiguous roles where the talent pool is limited
• Strong search strategy skills across multiple channels (LinkedIn, GitHub, research papers, conferences, etc.)
• Ability to engage and build relationships with highly technical candidates through thoughtful outreach
• Highly organized with the ability to own sourcing efforts end-to-end with minimal oversight
• Ability to operate effectively in fast‑moving, evolving environments
• High integrity and strong professional judgment