Senior Engineering Recruiter

Tiger Data

3d•Remote

About The Position

At Tiger Data, formerly Timescale, we empower developers and businesses with the fastest PostgreSQL platform designed for transactional, analytical, and agentic workloads. Trusted globally by thousands of organizations, Tiger accelerates real-time insights, drives intelligent applications, and powers critical infrastructure at scale. As a globally distributed, remote-first team committed to direct communication, accountability, and collaborative excellence, we're shaping the future of data infrastructure, built for speed, flexibility, and simplicity. As a Senior Engineering Recruiter (contract) at Tiger Data, you will act as a true partner to hiring managers during a high-growth period. You’ll build smart interview plans, coach teams on how to assess talent well, drive full-cycle hiring from sourcing through close, and help us move quickly without lowering the bar. This is a builder role for someone who knows how to create momentum, push for clarity, and keep high-priority engineering hiring moving in a remote, fast-changing environment. This is a 6-month fixed-term contract role for a hands-on recruiter who can quickly step in and drive engineering hiring with urgency.

Requirements

Significant full-cycle recruiting experience hiring for technical and engineering roles in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment
Strong business partnering skills and know how to work effectively with hiring managers, interviewers, and leaders who need both support and challenge
Excellent at building structured interview plans that improve signal quality and reduce noise in the process
Personally owned heavy sourcing and know how to identify, engage, and convert top engineering talent without relying on a separate sourcing team
Know how to move with urgency while staying organized, responsive, and sharp on details
Can manage multiple searches at once without losing momentum or candidate quality
Comfortable using AI in a practical way to work faster and better, and can distinguish between smart leverage and lazy recruiting
Believe that organizations are best when they’re diverse and inclusive, and you’re committed to ensuring that everything we do at TigerData reflects this belief

Nice To Haves

Prefer to inherit a polished process rather than build one with the hiring team
Uncomfortable sourcing and would rather focus only on inbound or process management
Need a slow, highly predictable environment to do your best work
Avoid pushing back on hiring managers when a process is unclear, unrealistic, or slowing hiring down

Responsibilities

Owning full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles across the business, from intake and calibration through sourcing, interview process design, offer, and close
Maintaining a high bar for every hire. We are a small organization, and every hire can make a positive or negative impact on our goals. This responsibility cannot be taken lightly.
Partnering closely with hiring managers to define role scope, align on candidate profile, and build practical, high-signal interview plans
Coaching interviewers and hiring teams on structured interviewing, candidate evaluation, and how to maintain a high hiring bar while moving with urgency
Personally driving outbound sourcing strategy and execution across multiple roles; we do not have dedicated sourcers, so this role is expected to source heavily and consistently
Managing candidate pipelines with intensity and precision, ensuring strong conversion at every stage from first outreach through offer acceptance
Creating an excellent candidate experience, especially with high-demand engineering talent who expect responsiveness, clarity, and strong selling throughout the process
Using AI tools effectively to improve recruiter productivity, sourcing research, communication quality, interview preparation, and pipeline management, while applying sound judgment and maintaining a high-quality candidate experience