Technical Sourcer

Eridu AI; Saratoga (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Eridu, a Silicon Valley-based hardware startup, seeks a Technical Sourcer to fuel growth by identifying and engaging top technical talent for engineering, infrastructure, hardware, and software roles. You will work with recruiters, hiring managers, and leadership to meet ambitious hiring objectives in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates excel at Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and market research, with strong communication skills and a data-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Proven track record sourcing for technical engineering roles.
• Advanced Boolean search and semantic search skills.
• Strong communication and candidate outreach.
• Experience in high-growth startups or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for high-priority requisitions.
• Engage engineering and hardware talent through proactive outreach.
• Utilize LinkedIn, GitHub, and industry communities to discover passive candidates.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to refine requirements.
• Maintain ATS hygiene and up-to-date candidate records.
• Track funnel metrics and contribute to playbooks and process improvements.

Skills

Boolean search

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

Market research

Communication skills

ATS discipline

Funnel metrics

Sourcing strategies

Startup experience

Tools

ATS

Boolean search tools

LinkedIn

GitHub

Job description

About Eridu

Eridu is a Silicon Valley-based hardware startup pioneering infrastructure solutions that accelerate AI data centers to deliver Faster AI. Today’s AI performance is frequently limited by communication bottlenecks. Eridu introduces multiple industry-first innovations across silicon, packaging, software, and systems to deliver an order of magnitude improvement in performance and unlock greater GPU utilization to speed training job completion times and tokens-per-second for more profitable inference. We do this while simultaneously reducing capital and power costs and improving reliability.

The company’s solutions and value proposition have been widely validated by leading hyperscalers.

Eridu has raised over $200M to date including its most recent, oversubscribed Series A round. The company is led by a veteran team of Silicon Valley executives who have delivered multiple billion dollar product lines and led multiple companies to billion dollar exits, including serial entrepreneur Drew Perkins, co-founder of Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), Lightera (acq. by Ciena), Gainspeed (acq. by Nokia) and Mojo Vision (the world’s leading micro-LED company). The company is in execution mode and has a world-class engineering team with decades of experience in state-of-the-art silicon, packaging, optics, software, and systems. Eridu is working with best-in-class supply chain partners including silicon, packaging and systems.

Visit our website eridu.ai to learn more.

Position Overview

Technical Sourcer

Eridu is seeking a Technical Sourcer to support the expansion of our innovation and growth initiatives. In this role, you will identify and engage top talent for high-priority requisitions, focusing on technical positions across engineering, infrastructure, hardware, and software. As a key contributor within the talent acquisition function, you will collaborate closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and leadership to achieve targeted hiring objectives. This position is ideal for individuals who thrive on analytical research, excel at navigating specialized talent markets, and are motivated by the challenge of discovering and engaging exceptional passive candidates.

Required qualifications include a proven track record of sourcing for technical, engineering, or similarly specialized roles within high-growth organizations. You should demonstrate advanced proficiency in Boolean search techniques, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and comprehensive market research. Candidates must be capable of translating complex technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies and possess strong communication skills to execute personalized, high-conversion outreach. The role demands sound judgment in evaluating candidate profiles, prioritizing leads, and managing concurrent searches across varied business tracks. Strong ATS discipline, a metrics-driven approach to funnel performance, and the persistence to iterate on search strategies are essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to build robust, diverse talent pipelines for high-priority technical requisitions.
• Leverage deep domain expertise in networking, data center infrastructure, AI/data, systems engineering, ASIC/hardware, and software development to engage specialized talent.
• Utilize an advanced sourcing toolkit—including LinkedIn, GitHub, professional communities, referrals, conferences, and publications—to discover passive candidates.
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to calibrate candidate profiles, clarify requirements, and refine search criteria based on pipeline health.
• Craft thoughtful, personalized outreach that effectively communicates the Company's mission, technical depth, and unique value proposition.
• Maintain meticulous data hygiene within the ATS, ensuring organized pipelines, accurate candidate notes, and up-to-date dispositions.
• Track and analyze funnel metrics—including outreach volume, response rates, conversion to screen, and quality-of-slate feedback—to optimize sourcing performance.
• Cultivate long-term talent communities for recurring and scarce technical profiles to accelerate future hiring cycles.
• Provide actionable market intelligence to recruiting and business leadership, including data on talent availability, compensation trends, and competitor patterns.
• Contribute to internal sourcing playbooks, building reusable search strings, talent maps, messaging templates, and process improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in recruitment or sourcing, with at least 4 years dedicated specifically to technical and engineering roles.
• Advanced mastery of complex Boolean search, semantic search, and modern sourcing methodologies.
• Proven proficiency with an array of candidate discovery, contact enrichment, and market intelligence tools.
• Experience scaling teams within high-growth environments, startup frameworks (0-to-1), or rapidly evolving technical organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep sourcing expertise within chip design (ASIC), networking switches, data center infrastructure, or hyperscaler buildouts.
• Technical background (e.g., former engineer or technologist) with a passion for understanding complex architectures and speaking the language of engineering candidates.

Why Join Us?

At Eridu, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of AI infrastructure, working with a world-class team on groundbreaking technology that pushes the boundaries of AI performance. Your contributions will directly impact the next generation of AI infrastructure solutions, transforming the performance of AI data centers.

The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be established based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications, work location, market trends, and the compensation of employees in comparable roles.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies

Eridu does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from staffing agencies or third-party recruiters. Any candidate submitted to Eridu without prior written authorization from our recruiting team will be considered unsolicited and will become the property of Eridu. Eridu reserves the right to pursue and hire such candidates without any obligation to pay fees. Recruiting agencies are expressly instructed not to contact hiring managers, employees, or executives regarding open positions.