Technical Sourcer ( Contract)

About the position

At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to develop and implement tailored sourcing strategies for high-volume technical roles, with a key focus on mobile and software engineering.
• Proactively build and maintain a strong pipeline of top-tier technical talent using a mix of outbound sourcing and CRM re-engagement.
• Attend intake meetings to deeply understand each role’s requirements, especially nuances between iOS vs. Android engineers and program language preferences.
• Conduct recruiter screens to evaluate technical alignment and share calibrated recommendations with the hiring manager.
• Own the creation of market maps and talent intelligence reports that provide total addressable market (TAM) insights, inform sourcing strategies, and help prioritize pipeline efforts.
• Run A/B tests on outreach strategies and continuously iterate to improve candidate funnel performance.
• Balance speed and precision, contacting to volume at scale without sacrificing personalization or quality of engagement.

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.
• 3+ years of sourcing experience with a focus on high-volume outbound support for engineering roles.
• Proven ability to develop and nurture relationships with diverse and hard-to-reach talent pools.
• Proficiency in G-Suite, Greenhouse, and sourcing tools (Gem, and SeekOut).
• Fluent in Boolean logic and skilled in CRM re-engagement searches to unlock value from talent communities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail and a proactive problem-solving attitude.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and iterating on sourcing strategies as business needs evolve.

Nice-to-haves

• Expertise in engineering talent mapping, with the ability to derive and present insights to influence sourcing plans.
• A data-driven approach that balances speed and precision in candidate engagement.
• A long-running Duolingo streak (bonus points 😄).