Technical Sourcer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $130,000 - $160,000 base salary
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Background
- Bachelor's degree
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Our client is a leading AI infrastructure and developer-tools company helping teams build intelligent agents that reason over complex enterprise documents and take action in production workflows. Its open-source framework reaches millions of developers each month, while its cloud platform has processed more than 200 million documents for startups and major enterprises.
The company was founded in 2022, is backed by top-tier technology investors, and has raised roughly $30 million. It is growing quickly from its San Francisco headquarters and is trusted across the AI ecosystem and the Fortune 50.
This is the first dedicated Technical Sourcer on the talent team, reporting directly to the Head of Talent. You will own sourcing strategy, tooling, market mapping, and passive-candidate engagement across AI, machine learning, software engineering, research, product, and related technical functions.
What you will do
Develop sourcing strategies for AI, machine learning, research, software engineering, product, and adjacent technical roles.
Identify and engage exceptional passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, GitHub, technical communities, professional networks, events, research publications, and creative channels.
Build targeted market maps and durable talent pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs.
Write thoughtful, personalized outreach that communicates technical mission, team context, and candidate value clearly.
Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to define target profiles, review candidate quality, and refine searches based on market feedback.
Assess technical relevance, motivations, career trajectory, and likely fit before introducing candidates to the interview process.
Track pipeline activity, response rates, conversions, and sourcing experiments in the recruiting system.
Maintain accurate candidate records and provide clear talent-market insights to the broader recruiting team.
Evaluate and implement sourcing tools, workflows, search methods, and AI-assisted recruiting techniques.
Represent the company professionally and create a positive candidate experience from the first interaction.
Requirements
Approximately 3 or more years of hands-on technical sourcing experience, ideally at an AI company, high-growth technology startup, or similarly technical environment.
Experience sourcing software engineers, machine learning engineers, research engineers, applied scientists, or related technical talent.
Strong working knowledge of LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Ashby, Juicebox, and other recruiting or sourcing tools.
Ability to understand technical profiles and turn hiring requirements into focused sourcing strategies and market maps.
Strong written communication and a record of creating personalized outreach that earns responses.
Proactive, action-oriented ownership with the ability to build process without extensive direction.
Strong research instincts, attention to detail, organization, follow-through, and comfort with changing priorities.
Genuine enthusiasm for sourcing and for connecting outstanding people with meaningful technical work.
Interest in remaining a hands-on individual contributor rather than moving immediately into people management.
Ability to work from the San Francisco office three days per week or willingness to relocate.
Nice to have
Familiarity with generative AI, large language models, intelligent agents, developer tools, or AI infrastructure.
Experience sourcing from research communities, open-source projects, GitHub, conferences, or academic publications.
Experience supporting an early-stage or rapidly scaling startup.
Familiarity with talent intelligence, market mapping, sourcing analytics, and AI-assisted recruiting tools.
Bachelor's degree from a highly regarded institution.
Benefits
Hybrid schedule with three days per week in the SoMa office near 2nd and Mission in San Francisco.
$130,000 to $160,000 base salary, with potential flexibility for an exceptional candidate.
Competitive stock options.
Existing visa transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers, may be considered.
High ownership as the first dedicated Technical Sourcer at a rapidly growing AI infrastructure company.
Direct partnership with the Head of Talent, founders, and technical hiring leaders.
An opportunity to build the sourcing engine, tools, process, and strategy from the ground up.
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Raydar in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Human Resources Specialists (SOC 13-1071).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B, OPT
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Management Consultant (case by case)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level III (experienced)Human Resources Specialists · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $69,285 | ~15% |
| Level II | $91,291 | ~31% |
| Level III | $113,318 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $135,325 | ~61% |
This job pays $130,000–$160,000 a year — that's Level III (experienced). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level III registration gets 3 entries; estimated selection chance about 46% — better than average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.