Get the depth of qualitative interviews at the speed and scale of a survey with the power of AI-moderated research. Make better, faster decisions for your business. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, technical stacks, business priorities, and ideal candidate profiles. Build targeted talent maps and pipelines by function, skill set, geography, company background, and domain expertise.
What they're looking for
- 3 - 6 years of technical sourcing experience
- Demonstrated experience sourcing for technical roles, such as backend, frontend, full-stack, platform, mobile, data, machine learning, cloud infrastructure, DevOps/SRE, security, or engineering leadership
- Ability to evaluate technical profiles based on programming languages, frameworks, architecture, infrastructure, scale, product domain, and depth of ownership—not solely titles or employer names
- Strong familiarity with technical sourcing channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow or developer communities, open-source ecosystems, conference communities, and referral networks
- Expertise in Boolean and X-ray search, candidate research, talent mapping, and building pipelines for difficult-to-fill roles
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to craft authentic, customized outreach that resonates with technical audiences
More about this role
Outset invented a better way to do research: AI-powered user interviews.
Global brands like Hubspot, Microsoft, Uber and Nestle use Outset to achieve deeper, qualitative insights about their users at unprecedented speed and scale.
The research industry is massive (>$140B and growing) and ripe for disruption. Incumbents are outdated, slow, and burdened by high-cost services. That's our opportunity.
Outset is backed by top Silicon Valley investors and raised a $30M Series B in December 2025—less than six months after our Series A—led by Radical Ventures with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s venture arm), 8VC, Y Combinator, and Adverb Ventures.
The raise follows a breakout year, with our business growing 8x as enterprise customers across industries adopt our category, AI‑moderated research, as the new standard for understanding people.
We’re a tight-knit team serving some of the world’s largest enterprises.
We’re looking for a strategic, curious, and highly resourceful Technical Sourcer to help us identify and engage exceptional technical talent. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex talent problems, understands how to assess technical profiles beyond job...
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