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Technical Recruiter - Contractor

This contract recruiter will manage full-cycle hiring for software engineers and other technical roles, partnering with hiring managers and sourcing passive candidates. The role requires 5+ years of recruiting experience, strong technical sourcing skills, and familiarity with cybersecurity, cloud, or infrastructure talent.

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About the role

Responsibilities

  • Manage full-cycle recruiting for multiple open positions.
  • Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop recruiting strategies.
  • Source and engage passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and other sourcing channels.
  • Screen candidates to assess technical qualifications, experience, and overall fit.
  • Coordinate interviews and provide timely communication throughout the hiring process.
  • Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
  • Maintain accurate candidate records within the applicant tracking system.
  • Provide market insights, hiring trends, and recommendations to improve recruiting effectiveness.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within a high-growth technology company.
  • Demonstrated success recruiting software engineers and other technical talent.
  • Strong sourcing skills with experience identifying and engaging passive candidates.
  • Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and influencing hiring decisions.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • Experience using applicant tracking systems and LinkedIn Recruiter.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of candidate experience.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience recruiting high-level engineering roles for cybersecurity or enterprise software companies.
  • Existing network of senior and staff-level software engineers in the Rust ecosystem.
  • Experience recruiting globally across multiple regions.
  • Familiarity with engineering roles involving Rust, cloud, Kubernetes, Linux, DevOps, infrastructure, security, or systems software.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive hourly rate, commensurate with experience.
  • Flexible remote work environment.
  • Opportunity to recruit for cybersecurity and confidential computing technologies.
  • Direct partnership with engineering leadership and hiring managers.
  • High-impact role influencing hiring for critical technical positions.
  • Potential for contract extension based on business needs and performance.

Skills

Full-Cycle RecruitingTechnical RecruitingLinkedIn Recruiterapplicant tracking systemsSourcingcandidate screeninginterview coordinationtalent pipelinesRustKubernetesLinuxDevOpsInfrastructureCybersecurity

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