Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Recruiting from Scratch is a software-driven technical recruiting firm that helps technology companies hire software, AI, and product talent. The Senior Agency Recruiter, Software Engineering will lead full-cycle software engineering searches, partnering with hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies, evaluate technical candidates, manage relationships, and close offers.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle searches for senior and staff software engineers at competitive, well-funded technology companies
- Lead intake conversations that produce a real search strategy: calibrate the technical bar, identify target companies, surface likely tradeoffs, and define what a strong candidate looks like before sourcing begins
- Evaluate engineers credibly. Read a résumé, LinkedIn profile, or GitHub repository and understand what the person actually built, the difference between services and scripts, scale and scaffolding, or senior- and staff-level scope
- Explain and defend your assessment to technical hiring managers
- Build and manage pipelines through targeted outbound, referrals, and our proprietary candidate database—not LinkedIn Recruiter alone
- Use modern AI-assisted sourcing tools to research markets, identify candidates, and work more efficiently
- Stay current on modern software development and how AI is changing engineering teams, technical roles, and the signals that indicate exceptional performance
- Run thoughtful candidate processes, including preparation, feedback, compensation alignment, offer management, counteroffers, and closing
- Maintain clear, accurate pipeline data so clients and teammates always understand where a search stands
- Turn what you learn into better scorecards, sourcing strategies, screening criteria, and recruiting processes
Skills
- A track record recruiting software engineers in an agency, executive-search, or high-growth startup environment
- Demonstrated production, including placements made, fees or gross profit earned, and offers closed. We will ask about specific results
- Strong technical screening ability. You can explain the difference between a senior and staff backend engineer—and describe why you rejected the last candidate you passed on in technical terms
- Genuine curiosity about software, AI, and modern engineering. You follow the market because you find it interesting, not simply because a job description requires it
- Experience building targeted sourcing strategies rather than relying on high-volume outreach
- Consultative written and verbal communication, with the credibility to advise engineers, founders, and hiring managers
- Strong candidate management and closing skills, particularly when candidates are considering multiple offers
- Comfort working independently in a remote, transparent, performance-oriented environment
- High standards for candidate experience, data quality, and follow-through
- This is a full-time, remote position for candidates based in the United States
- Experience recruiting across adjacent technical functions, including data, infrastructure, machine learning, product, or hardware
- Experience hiring for venture-backed startups, including founding and early engineering teams
- A computer science background, previous engineering experience, or a history of building technical projects yourself
- Fluency with modern ATS platforms, sourcing tools, and AI-assisted recruiting workflows
Benefits
- Uncapped commission
- Remote position for candidates based in the United States
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