# Technical Sourcer

**Company:** [Atomicmachines](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/atomicmachines)
**Location:** Emeryville, CA, Santa Clara, CA
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $130k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox, Gem, Findem, Greenhouse, ChatGPT, Claude, AI Tools, Ats Platforms, Sourcing Strategy
**Posted:** 2026-06-25

> Technical Sourcer responsible for building targeted talent pipelines and executing outreach for complex technical roles in robotics, MEMS, AI, and manufacturing engineering.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Build and execute targeted sourcing strategies for highly technical roles across software, hardware, robotics, and manufacturing engineering.
- Own top-of-funnel pipeline development using LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox, Metaview, and other internal specialized tools.
- Write personalized, research-driven outreach, achieving 25%+ response rates on passive candidates.
- Conduct qualification screens to assess technical fit, motivation, and comp alignment before passing to full-cycle recruiters.
- Develop and maintain search strings, target company lists, and talent maps by role family.
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers on intake, calibration, and iterative search refinement.
- Track sourcing metrics (outreach volume, response rates, pipeline conversion) and report weekly on pipeline health.
- Use AI tools to accelerate research, draft outreach variations, and identify non-obvious candidate pools.

## What You’ll Need
- Prior experience recruiting for technical roles at a technical company. 2–5 years of technical sourcing or recruiting experience at a technical company or staffing firm.
- Deep fluency with LinkedIn Recruiter and at least one additional sourcing platform (Juicebox, Gem, Findem, or similar).
- Demonstrated ability to build sourcing pipelines for niche, hard-to-fill technical roles — you can find people who aren't looking.
- Strong working knowledge of AI tools as a sourcing accelerator. (ChatGPT, Claude, or similar)
- Strong written communication skills with a track record of outreach messages that get replies.
- Ability to read a technical job description, ask the right intake questions, and independently construct a sourcing strategy without hand-holding.
- Experience with ATS platforms (Greenhouse preferred) for pipeline management, tagging, and reporting.
- Comfort with ambiguity and willingness to iterate on sourcing strategies.
- A first-principles approach to candidate evaluation quality.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Willingness to work onsite in Emeryville or Santa Clara, 2-3 days a week.

The compensation for this position also includes equity and benefits.

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