Technical Sourcer - Engineering - San Jose (Third-Party Associate)
San Jose, CA$30 – $50/hrAdded to Openbound 25 days ago
Technical Sourcer - Engineering - San Jose (Third-Party Associate)
TikTok
Job description
About the Team
At TikTok, our engineering teams are the architects of our core technology. From the algorithms that power content discovery to the infrastructure that supports billions of interactions, their work is the engine of our global platform. They are the builders and problem-solvers who directly shape the future of TikTok.
We are seeking a curious and driven Technical Sourcer to help scale the world-class engineering teams that power TikTok. In this role, you will be a key contributor to our talent strategy, responsible for finding and engaging the technical minds who will tackle our most ambitious roadmap. Your deep curiosity for technology, knack for identifying top-tier talent, and commitment to a positive candidate journey will be essential to your success.
Responsibilities:
Design and implement highly creative sourcing strategies to proactively discover and attract top-tier talent from niche technical communities, open-source projects, and targeted professional networks (e.g., GitHub, technical forums).
Align deeply with Engineering leadership and Recruiters to intimately understand the technical nuances of specialized roles and contribute market intelligence to hiring strategy.
Cultivate and manage robust, high-quality talent pipelines for our most critical and specialized engineering roles, with a focus on delivering high-signal candidates.
Leverage analytics and market intelligence to rigorously inform your sourcing approach, sharing professional market mapping reports and data-backed insights with the broader talent acquisition team and business stakeholders.
Uphold the highest standard for candidate engagement, ensuring every interaction is professional, welcoming, informative, and reflects the innovative culture of TikTok Engineering.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - 1+ years of experience in talent acquisition (sourcing, recruiting coordination, or talent research).- Proven experience utilizing advanced features of talent platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and specialized technical sourcing tools to identify and engage passive candidates.
- Strong communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills with the proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities, large projects, and complex pipelines in a dynamic, high-growth, and fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport across engineering functions, communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, and partner closely with hiring managers. -Demonstrated ability to conduct deep market mapping and analysis, resulting in the production of comprehensive and insightful reports that influence hiring decisions. - A highly result-oriented self-starter who is resourceful, innovative, and takes initiative, demonstrating the agility to quickly embrace and adapt to change in a globally distributed organization. - A strong passion for technical domains and demonstrate a strong ability to embrace and adapt to changes and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment. Experience sourcing for Algorithm focused roles is highly advantageous.
Important Note: Please be advised that this job posting is on behalf of a third-party agency. This is a 6-month temporary assignment managed by a third-party agency, who will be your employer. While you may be assigned to work at TikTok, you will not be a TikTok employee. All contractual terms, including payroll and benefits, will be handled by a third-party agency. By applying, you agree that the information provided in your application may be processed and retained by TikTok for recruitment purposes and shared with a third-party agency in accordance with TikTok's Applicant Privacy Notice https://lifeattiktok.com/legal/privacy
This is a temporary position. You will not be an employee of TikTok. You will be an employee of a third-party agency. As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $30 - $50. Placement in the range depends on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and location. Your benefits, if any, will be provided by your contracting vendor/agency.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment.
