Senior Cloud Software Engineer Technical Sourcing Specialist
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of technical sourcing or recruiting experience in an in-house or agency environment.
- Experience sourcing passive technical candidates using Boolean search, talent intelligence platforms, and direct outreach strategies.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience conducting engaging market mapping and utilizing talent intelligence data to guide recruiting decisions.
- Track record of rapidly scaling pipelines and closing niche technical requisitions under tight timelines.
- Strong ability to prioritize multiple high-urgency requisitions while maintaining high candidate quality and engagement.
- Excellent communication, adaptability, and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
About the job
Our Sourcing Specialists tell the story of Google to the world. They care deeply about cultivating relationships, have lively, thoughtful conversations with their candidates, and know our organization and its products well enough to articulate life-changing opportunities. As an expert in the talent needs of our business, you’ll be an adviser to the extraordinary people you find, engage, and guide through Google’s hiring process. By the time you’ve introduced a would-be Googler to our partners in recruiting, they are comfortable, well informed, and excited about the possibilities that await them here. The demands of our company, as it continues to grow and transform the industry, are great. Your analytical mind, curiosity, and sincere approach to your work make you exceptional enough to meet them.
Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as "Human Resources"). We bring the world's most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent, or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $111000 - $159000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Build and sustain robust candidate pipelines for complex, niche technical roles (e.g., Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, AI/ML) using advanced sourcing methodologies.
- Research and map industry talent landscapes to identify emerging talent pools, participant movements, and specialized skill sets.
- Drive candidate engagement from initial outreach to initial screen, optimizing response rates and minimizing time-to-fill across active requisitions.
- Track and analyze sourcing metrics (outreach performance, conversion rates) to continuously refine outreach strategies and optimize talent delivery.
- Collaborate with recruiters and hiring managers to define role requirements, refine target profiles, and align search strategies with broader organizational goals.
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