# Technical Recruiter

**Company:** [Linear](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/linear)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Recruiting
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Technical Recruiting, Full-Cycle Recruiting, talent mapping, direct sourcing, candidate assessment, technical interviewing, Ashby, Pipeline Management, recruiter sourcing, candidate experience
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles across product, infrastructure, AI, and mobile teams in North America. The role requires 5+ years of technical recruiting experience, exceptional sourcing and assessment judgment, and strong partnerships with engineering leaders.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Partner directly with engineering leaders to understand their teams, develop hiring strategies, and own searches across product, infrastructure, AI, mobile, and other technical areas.
- Build consistent, high-quality pipelines through talent mapping, direct sourcing, referrals, and long-term relationship development.
- Identify engineers with strong technical foundations, product judgment, craftsmanship, and significant ownership.
- Conduct in-depth recruiter assessments covering technical fluency, ownership, product sensibility, motivations, and alignment with the working environment.
- Maintain momentum through transparent communication, fast feedback loops, and clear ownership at every stage.
- Use funnel data, candidate feedback, and hiring outcomes to improve sourcing strategies and pre-work-trial calibration.
- Maintain accurate, useful data in Ashby and provide hiring partners with visibility into pipeline health, risks, and next steps.
- Contribute to the Talent team while remaining adaptable enough to support other functions as company needs evolve.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including hiring senior engineers at high-growth startups or product-led technology companies.
- Exceptional sourcing ability, including research, networks, referrals, and thoughtful outreach.
- Strong judgment about technical talent, product orientation, ownership, and candidate fit.
- Ability to build credibility with highly sought-after engineers and represent opportunities with clarity and candor.
- Experience developing trusted, direct relationships with demanding hiring managers and technical leaders.
- Strong interviewing skills and ability to distinguish polished interview performance from meaningful evidence of impact.
- Clear, persuasive written and verbal communication.
- High operating discipline, including prioritization, reliable follow-through, accurate data, and fast feedback loops.
- Comfort working without heavy process on a small, distributed, high-performing team.
- Commitment to candidate experience, including delivering direct feedback and navigating complex closing conversations.
- Adaptability to support hiring across other functions as company needs evolve.

## Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with Linear or other products and companies defined by exceptional software craftsmanship.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Employee-friendly equity terms, including early exercise in the US and extended exercise windows.
- Daily meal and coffee stipend on every workday.
- Paid co-working space or desk.
- Health coverage based on country requirements.
- Five weeks of paid vacation.
- Four months of paid parental leave.
- Paid month off after four years and every two years thereafter.
- Regular team events and off-sites.
- Remote-first work with no required commute.

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