The Job Sauce - Senior Technical Recruiter

Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract-to-Hire)

This is a contract-to-hire role reporting directly to the COO, with a clear path to full-time if it’s a mutual fit.

About The Job Sauce

We were founded as a career coaching company and became a recruiting agency reluctantly. We're the anti-agency agency, where integrity and candidate experience matter more than accounts receivable. We’ve built a boutique recruiting firm trusted by startups, scaleups, and investors to find top talent, and our results speak for themselves—we fill nearly 90% of our roles, 4x the industry average. We’ve earned our reputation by delivering quality, fast. G2 page here.

About the Role

We’re growing and need a discerning, relationship-driven Senior Technical Recruiter who can lead searches for Staff- and Director-level engineers with warmth, clarity, and confidence. You’ll work directly with founders and hiring managers, guiding candidates from first conversation to offer; all while partnering with a dedicated sourcing team to fill the top of the funnel.

This is not a phone jockey role... we need someone who can build trust quickly, navigate ambiguity, and run a tight, high-touch process with both candidates and clients.

Responsibilities include:

• Working directly with hiring managers and company leadership on live, high-priority searches

• Leading intake and calibration calls to decode hiring needs and shape search strategy

• Partnering with sourcing team to refine top-of-funnel strategy as needed

• Acting as the face of the search: own candidate experience from first screen through offer

• Running structured, warm, and effective candidate screens with strong technical discernment

• Writing persuasive candidate presentations that sell alignment to clients

• Providing frameworks and clarity for clients and candidates throughout the process

• Overseeing interview logistics, maintaining proactive candidate communication, and managing offer delivery with precision

You Might Be a Fit If You:

• Have 5–12 years of recruiting experience, ideally with agency and startup exposure

• Have placed senior roles, Staff, Principal, and Director-level engineers earning $200K–$400K

• Are a strong communicator and storyteller, not just a box-checker

• Can assess technical fluency beyond buzzwords and fluff (e.g., could explain how container orchestration actually works)

• Are organized and autonomous—you know how to wrangle a hiring manager and keep the process on track

• Have a growth mindset—you welcome feedback, adapt quickly, and love learning

• Are a natural relationship builder who candidates trust and hiring managers respect

• Have some exposure to AI/ML tooling or are excited to level up fast

• Enjoy coaching, collaborating, and winning as a team... no ego, no lone wolves

What It’s Like to Work With Us

• We win as a team—collaboration, support, and shared success are core to how we operate

• We were founded by coaches, so growth and feedback are in our DNA

• We move fast and aren’t afraid to stumble—what matters is getting back up and learning

• We work autonomously but aren’t afraid to ask for help—results matter more than pride

• We don’t micromanage—trust and accountability go hand-in-hand

• We value integrity and candidate experience over volume and vanity metrics

• We work directly with hiring managers, not through layers of red tape

• We give you sourcing support and never expect you to do it all yourself

Benefits

The Job Sauce offers a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Flexible PTO

• Flexible hours (results > hours)

• Performance bonuses

• Remote work

• Optional BD commission (starting at 10%) if you bring in business through your network