# Principal Technical Sourcer

**Company:** [Latent](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/latent)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $125k – $175k/yr
**Skills:** LinkedIn, GitHub, Sourcing, Outreach, Candidate Engagement, Technical Recruiting, Funnel Metrics, Recruiter Tools
**Posted:** 2025-12-21

> Leads outbound sourcing for technical roles like software engineers, identifying top talent via LinkedIn and GitHub, crafting personalized outreach, and building long-term relationships. Requires 1-4+ years technical sourcing experience with focus on quality over volume.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own outbound sourcing for technical roles (primarily software engineers)
- Identify high-signal candidates via **LinkedIn**, **GitHub**, referrals, and communities
- Write thoughtful, personalized outreach that actually gets replies
- Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to define “great”
- Experiment with sourcing strategies, messaging, and channels
- Track and improve funnel metrics (reply rate, pass-through, time to first convo)
- Build long-term candidate relationships, even when timing isn’t right

## Requirements
- 1–4+ years of technical sourcing experience (startup experience a plus)
- Enjoy the puzzle of finding people others can’t
- Care about quality over volume and hate spammy outreach
- Comfortable with ambiguity and like building from scratch
- Operate with urgency and take ownership
- Bias to action

## What success looks like
- Consistent flow of high-quality technical candidates
- Strong reply rates driven by thoughtful outreach
- Hiring managers trust your judgment and taste

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