Technical Sourcer, AI

Perplexity
San Francisco, Palo Alto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 185,000 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningSkills: ["Communication","Creativity","Resilience","Curiosity","Iteration"]

Shape Perplexity’s technical talent pipeline by researching, identifying, and engaging engineering and technical candidates across disciplines and experience levels. Build candidate pipelines using sourcing, talent mapping, referrals, AI-assisted automation, and creative outreach. Partner with recruiters to calibrate profiles, track and optimize pipeline data, and adapt quickly to shifting priorities and hard-to-fill roles.

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Perplexity
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Technical Sourcer, AI

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Job Summary

Shape Perplexity’s technical talent pipeline by researching, identifying, and engaging engineering and technical candidates across disciplines and experience levels. Build candidate pipelines using sourcing, talent mapping, referrals, AI-assisted automation, and creative outreach. Partner with recruiters to calibrate profiles, track and optimize pipeline data, and adapt quickly to shifting priorities and hard-to-fill roles.
Location: San Francisco, Palo Alto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning

Key Responsibilities

  • •Research, identify, and engage engineering and technical talent across multiple disciplines and experience levels.
  • •Use a range of sourcing strategies, including advanced research, talent mapping, referrals, AI-assisted automation, and creative outreach.
  • •Collaborate with recruiters and hiring teams to understand technical requirements and calibrate candidate profiles.
  • •Track and analyze pipeline data to continuously optimize sourcing approaches.
  • •Adapt quickly to shifting priorities, hard-to-fill roles, and changing team needs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 185,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Exceptional technical literacy to navigate complex technical conversations and parse nuanced skill sets for software and AI roles.
  • •Proven experience sourcing in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and ambiguity.
  • •A builder’s instinct for AI, including eagerness to adopt new tools, automate your workflow, and experiment.
  • •Creativity and resilience to design novel sourcing strategies, test methods, and adapt to challenges.
  • •Excellent communication skills to build trust and develop relationships with candidates and internal partners.
Experience:AITechnical recruiting
Skills:CommunicationCreativityResilienceCuriosityIteration

Company Brief

Perplexity
Perplexity AI provides an AI-powered answer engine that returns conversational, citation-backed answers to user queries and offers Pro/Enterprise products and APIs for research, knowledge work, and search augmentation.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Revenue: USD 50M to 100M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
Glassdoor
Glassdoor: 4.6
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