Senior Technical Sourcer

Join Perplexity AI, a company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of information discovery and learning. As a Senior Technical Sourcer, you will play a crucial role in shaping the talent foundation that fuels our growth. This is not a traditional sourcing role; you will collaborate closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineers to identify and engage world-class talent. You will also leverage AI to automate and enhance your workflow, treating sourcing as a system to be engineered.

• Identifying, engaging, and inspiring world-class engineering and technical talent across multiple disciplines.
• Collaborating with recruiters and hiring teams to deeply understand technical requirements and calibrate profiles with accuracy.
• Using a wide range of sourcing strategies, including advanced research, talent mapping, referrals, AI-assisted automation, and creative outreach, to build strong candidate pipelines.
• We are looking for a builder with strong technical grounding, a genuine passion for the craft of sourcing, and the ability to operate with creativity and precision in an environment where constant change and ambiguity is the norm
• A strong desire to grow a career in sourcing, with clear dedication to advancing your craft and developing deep expertise in the field
• A mindset that thrives on curiosity, iteration, and impact, aligned with Perplexity AI's ethos of building what has never been built before
• Exceptional technical literacy, comfortable navigating complex technical conversations, parsing nuanced skill sets, and understanding the architecture of software and AI roles
• Creativity and resilience: the ability to design novel sourcing strategies, test new methods, and adapt quickly when faced with challenges
• A builder's instinct for AI: eager to adopt new tools, automate your own workflow, and experiment with how AI can make sourcing faster and sharper
• Proven experience sourcing talent in highly dynamic and fast-paced environments where priorities shift and ambiguity is constant
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build trust and develop relationships with both candidates and internal partner teams