[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Discord logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2021/02/WRILS-210216185819-522054.jpg)](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md)[Discord](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md) # Senior Technical Sourcer Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md)ShareRemote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 132k–148,500 / yrDepartment[HR & Recruiting](https://jobicy.com/categories/hr.md)EmploymentContractExperienceSeniorPublished26 Oct 2026Apply before25 Nov 2026Listing views53Application actions3Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. Discord is seeking a senior technical sourcer to build pipelines for difficult engineering hires, including senior through principal engineers and engineering leaders. The role combines market mapping, talent-pool sizing, advanced Boolean and GitHub sourcing, and highly personalized passive-candidate outreach. This person will partner closely with engineering leadership to translate technical requirements into sourcing strategies and advise on hiring feasibility. The position also owns sourcing metrics, candidate handoffs, data hygiene, and long-term community building through technical events. It is a temporary, full-time US-based role with a remote option. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 4/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 4/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 4/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is a senior sourcing role focused on constrained technical markets, requiring strong engineering fluency and sophisticated research methods. Success depends on independently shaping strategy while influencing technical leaders with credible market data. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Highly competitive$140,250US market range (per year)$115k–$160k0$176k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. The employer discloses a base-salary range of $132,000–$148,500 USD. The posting does not explicitly state the cadence, so yearly pay is inferred from the full-time US professional role and salary magnitude. Estimated US annual market pay for a senior technical sourcer focused on complex engineering roles is approximately $115,000–$160,000 USD. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. [Technical sourcing](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Technical%20sourcing.md)[Boolean search](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Boolean%20search.md)[X-ray search](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=X-ray%20search.md)[GitHub sourcing](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=GitHub%20sourcing.md)[Market mapping](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Market%20mapping.md)[Talent pool analysis](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Talent%20pool%20analysis.md)[Passive candidate engagement](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Passive%20candidate%20engagement.md)[Engineering recruitment](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Engineering%20recruitment.md)[Stakeholder management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Stakeholder%20management.md)[Candidate experience](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Candidate%20experience.md)[Pipeline management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Pipeline%20management.md)[Recruiting analytics](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Recruiting%20analytics.md)[LinkedIn Recruiter](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=LinkedIn%20Recruiter.md)[Greenhouse ATS](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Greenhouse%20ATS.md)[SeekOut](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=SeekOut.md) Sample interview questionsHow would you approach sourcing for a staff-level distributed systems engineer in a constrained market?I would first align with the hiring manager on non-negotiable technical signals, adjacent backgrounds, and realistic trade-offs. I would map relevant companies, open-source projects, conference speakers, and engineering communities, then create Boolean and GitHub search strategies. I would track response and conversion data by source, refine the target list, and share market feasibility insights with stakeholders regularly. How do you turn a technical job description into an effective sourcing strategy? I break the role into core technical competencies, architecture experience, domain context, seniority signals, and exclusion criteria. I validate those signals with engineering leaders, identify adjacent companies and teams with comparable stacks or problems, and prioritize candidates based on evidence rather than titles alone. This creates a repeatable search framework while leaving room for high-potential nontraditional profiles. What metrics would you use to evaluate the effectiveness of a sourcing campaign? I would monitor outreach volume, positive or interested response rate, activation rate, recruiter-screen conversion, onsite conversion, offer rate, source effectiveness, and time to qualified slate. I would segment results by talent pool, message variation, and channel to identify where quality and engagement are strongest. The goal is to use the data to improve both outreach quality and overall hiring strategy. How do you engage a highly passive senior engineer? I research the person's work carefully and build an outreach message that is specific to their technical interests, accomplishments, and likely motivations. Rather than relying on generic employer messaging, I explain the engineering challenge, expected impact, team context, and why their background is relevant. I use respectful follow-up timing and provide a low-pressure opportunity to learn more. Describe how you would advise a hiring manager when the desired talent profile is scarce. I would present a data-backed market view that includes estimated talent-pool size, target-company concentration, geographic constraints, compensation considerations, and competing demand. Then I would recommend practical options such as broadening adjacent backgrounds, adjusting must-have requirements, revising level expectations, or extending timelines. This keeps the discussion consultative and helps leaders make deliberate trade-offs. Opportunity details ## About this role. Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games. This position is temporary and US-based only. Discord’s Talent team is seeking a strategic Technical Sourcer to support our most complex engineering roles by activating passive candidates. In this role, you’ll partner directly with engineering leadership to conduct market intelligence, size talent pools, and execute sophisticated sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill technical roles. You’ll be responsible for translating technical requirements into targeted sourcing approaches, building robust candidate pipelines through deep market analysis and personalized outreach, and serving as a trusted advisor on talent availability and competitive dynamics. Success in this role requires a consultative mindset, strong analytical capabilities, and proven expertise in activating passive talent in highly constrained technical markets. Key Responsibilities: * Partner strategically with hiring managers and technical leaders to deeply understand role requirements, technical stack nuances, team dynamics, and ideal candidate profiles, translating technical requirements into effective sourcing criteria. * Conduct comprehensive total addressable market (TAM) research to size talent pools, identify hiring feasibility, and inform realistic hiring timelines for niche technical roles. * Develop detailed job mapping strategies by analyzing competitor organizations, identifying companies with relevant technical stacks, and creating target account lists that align with Discord’s technical architecture and culture * Build and execute customized sourcing strategies for each requisition, leveraging boolean search, x-ray techniques, github sourcing, and competitive intelligence to uncover and activate passive talent in highly specialized areas * Identify and engage talent in their respective fields, and partner with our recruiters and technical leaders to scale and optimize our teams * Craft highly personalized, compelling outreach campaigns that articulate Discord’s unique technical challenges and demonstrate genuine understanding of candidates’ work, engaging even the most passive senior, staff-level engineers, and engineering leaders. * Own candidate experience from initial outreach through recruiter handoff, maintaining consistent communication, setting clear expectations, and ensuring smooth transitions that reflect Discord’s candidate-first approach. * Represent Discord’s brand at company events, technical conferences, meetups, and industry events, building long-term relationships and nurturing talent communities for sustained pipeline development * Practice strong data hygiene across our recruiting systems and maintain rigorous pipeline health metrics, including interested response rates, activation rate, next step pass-through rate, and source effectiveness, using data to continuously optimize sourcing approaches and demonstrate ROI. Must Haves: * 5+ years of experience in technical sourcing or recruitment, preferably in a high-growth tech company environment, on job profiles such as distributed systems and product engineering. * Demonstrated success hiring senior, staff, principal-level engineers, and engineering managers in competitive, constrained talent markets * Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand complex engineering roles, evaluate technical qualifications, and effectively translate technical requirements into sourcing signals and candidate evaluation criteria * Expert-level proficiency with boolean search techniques and advanced sourcing methods, including x-ray searches, GitHub/repository mining, conference/publication tracking, and creative talent identification strategies beyond traditional platforms * Proficiency with modern sourcing tools and platforms, including SeekOut, Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse), and experimenting with AI tooling. * Expertise in market mapping and talent pool analysis, with the ability to size addressable markets, assess hiring feasibility, identify capability gaps, and provide data-backed insights on competitive talent dynamics to inform hiring strategy. * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to build trust and influence technical hiring managers, interview teams, and senior leadership through structured insights and consultative partnership * Strong pipeline management capabilities with the ability to rigorously prioritize and balance multiple requisitions at varying stages simultaneously in fast-paced, dynamic environments * A proven track record of successfully sourcing candidates in areas such as developers, full-stack engineers, and feature development * Data-driven mindset with ability to track, analyze, and report on key sourcing metrics (interested response rates, activation rates, conversion ratios, source effectiveness) and translate insights into actionable strategy adjustments The base salary range for this temporary full-time position is listed below. This position will also be eligible for benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits. Base Salary $132,000—$148,500 USD Why Discord? Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We’re a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away! 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