Technical Sourcer

Eridu AI•Saratoga, CA

22h

About The Position

Eridu is seeking a Technical Sourcer to support the expansion of its innovation and growth initiatives. The role identifies and engages top talent for high-priority technical requisitions, particularly in engineering, infrastructure, hardware, and software. As part of the talent acquisition function, the sourcer works closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and leadership to meet hiring objectives. The position suits someone skilled in analytical research, specialized talent markets, and discovering and engaging passive candidates. The successful candidate has a proven record sourcing technical, engineering, or similarly specialized roles in high-growth organizations. They use advanced Boolean and semantic search, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and market research to translate complex technical requirements into sourcing strategies. The role also requires strong personalized outreach, sound candidate evaluation and lead prioritization, management of concurrent searches, disciplined ATS practices, metrics-driven funnel optimization, and persistence in refining search strategies. The selected candidate will help shape AI infrastructure at Eridu, working with a team on technology intended to improve AI performance and transform AI data centers. Starting base salary will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, work location, market trends, and compensation of employees in comparable roles.

Requirements

At least 7 years of recruitment or sourcing experience, including at least 4 years dedicated to technical and engineering roles.
Advanced mastery of complex Boolean search, semantic search, and modern sourcing methodologies.
Proficiency with candidate discovery, contact enrichment, and market intelligence tools.
Experience scaling teams in high-growth environments, startup frameworks (0-to-1), or rapidly evolving technical organizations.
Ability to translate complex technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
Strong communication skills for personalized, high-conversion outreach.
Sound judgment in evaluating candidate profiles, prioritizing leads, and managing concurrent searches.
Strong ATS discipline and a metrics-driven approach to funnel performance.

Nice To Haves

Deep sourcing expertise in chip design (ASIC), networking switches, data center infrastructure, or hyperscaler buildouts.
Technical background, such as being a former engineer or technologist, and an interest in understanding complex architectures and communicating with engineering candidates.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to build robust, diverse talent pipelines for high-priority technical requisitions.
Use domain expertise in networking, data center infrastructure, AI/data, systems engineering, ASIC/hardware, and software development to engage specialized talent.
Use sourcing channels and tools including LinkedIn, GitHub, professional communities, referrals, conferences, and publications to find passive candidates.
Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to calibrate candidate profiles, clarify requirements, and refine search criteria based on pipeline health.
Create personalized outreach that communicates the Company's mission, technical depth, and value proposition.
Maintain accurate and organized ATS pipelines, candidate notes, and dispositions.
Track and analyze outreach volume, response rates, conversion to screen, and quality-of-slate feedback to improve sourcing performance.
Cultivate long-term talent communities for recurring and scarce technical profiles.
Provide recruiting and business leadership with market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, and competitor patterns.
Contribute reusable search strings, talent maps, messaging templates, and process improvements to internal sourcing playbooks.