Technical Recruiter (Contract)

The role

You will own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles including software engineering, product, and data science. You will partner with founders and engineering leaders to scale teams from intake to signed offer.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles
• Run intake meetings with hiring managers
• Source passive candidates through LinkedIn, Juicebox, GitHub, referrals, and sourcing tools
• Screen candidates for technical fit, motivation, and alignment
• Coordinate interview loops and collect feedback
• Manage offers and closing conversations including compensation and equity discussions
• Keep Ashby ATS accurate and report on pipeline health
• Provide candidates a fast, transparent, and personal experience
• Suggest improvements to interview processes, job descriptions, and sourcing strategy

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of technical recruiting experience
• Track record of closing software engineers and engineering leaders in a competitive market such as the Bay Area
• Strong sourcing skills
• Technical fluency to talk with engineers about stacks and systems
• Experience managing several open searches at once
• Clear, persuasive written and verbal communication
• Hands-on experience with a modern ATS
• Comfort using AI tools such as Claude
• Able to work from our Palo Alto office 4 days a week

Nice to have

• Time at a high-growth startup, venture-backed company
• Ashby preferred

About the company

Nectar is building an AI-native social operating system for a new era of commerce. Founded by ex-Meta product and engineering leaders, they have raised over $30M in total capital.