# Technical Recruiter - Early Talent
**Company:** [Twenty](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/twenty)
**Location:** Arlington, VA
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox, ATS, Ai Sourcing, Structured Interviewing, Scorecards, Outbound Sourcing, Campus Recruiting, Technical Recruiting
**Posted:** 2026-05-06
> Owns early career and full-cycle technical recruiting for software engineering roles at a defense tech startup. Builds campus pipelines, sources top talent via outbound and AI tools, partners with engineering leaders, and drives metrics for high-signal hires.
## Job Description
## What You’ll Do
- Own full-cycle recruiting for Software Engineering roles across levels, from intake through close.
- Own early career recruiting end-to-end: school strategy, season planning, event cadence, and conversion goals.
- Build relationships with target colleges and student orgs to create durable pipelines.
- Plan and run events (info sessions, career fairs, tech talks), including follow-up and conversion tracking.
- Source across outbound, referrals, networks, communities, and targeted lists for priority roles.
- Partner with engineering leaders to define roles, hiring strategy, scorecards, and interview processes that select for real signal.
- Keep pipelines moving: stage hygiene, fast feedback loops, clear debriefs, and no stalled decisions.
- Track funnel health (response rates, pass-through, time-to-fill, event ROI) and iterate.
- Improve recruiting assets: outreach, candidate prep, and closing materials.
- Apply AI-mindset and tools to augment sourcing and processes with strong judgment.

## Must Have
- 3+ years of recruiting experience, including technical recruiting.
- Owned sourcing-heavy pipelines and can consistently generate qualified candidates via outbound.
- Built or run early career and/or campus recruiting motions (schools, events, student pipelines).
- Run full-cycle recruiting: intake through offer and close.
- Communicate clearly and can manage stakeholders with urgency.
- Metrics-driven and use funnel data to improve outcomes.
- Execute with precision: clean ATS hygiene, reliable follow-ups, tight process SLAs.
- Comfortable working in-office in Arlington, VA.

## Nice To Have
- Experience recruiting for high-caliber engineering teams in competitive markets.
- Strong campus network and career center / student org partnerships.
- Experience running internship or new grad pipelines across multiple teams.
- Familiarity with structured interviewing, scorecards, and calibration.
- Experience scaling sourcing and outreach with AI.

## Tech Environment
- Ashby (ATS, workflows, reporting)
- Sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox)
**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/technical-recruiter-early-talent-at-twenty-34d7584d-ff6e-4754-85bd-2621b82e249a
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