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Technical Sourcer (Contract)

New York

About Traversal

Traversal is the AI Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for the enterprise—already trusted by some of the largest companies in the world to troubleshoot, remediate, and even prevent the most complex production incidents. Our mission is to free engineers from endless firefighting and enable them to focus on creative, high-impact work. 

Our roots remain deeply embedded in AI research, and we’re channeling that scientific rigor and creativity into building the premier AI agent lab for the enterprise. Hence, what we’re proudest of is assembling the most talented yet nicest group of individuals, including researchers from MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley, to world-class engineers from industry: Citadel Securities, Cockroach Labs, Cerebras Systems, Glean, Nuro, Perplexity, Pinecone, and more, to take on one of the hardest problems for AI to solve. Without the entire team, none of this would be possible.

The Role

As a Technical Sourcer at Traversal, you’ll help scale our world-class engineering team across AI, infrastructure, and forward-deployed roles. You'll work closely with the founders, Talent team, and Engineers to identify and engage exceptional talent in one of the most competitive markets. This is a contract role (approximately 20 hours per week) with the potential to convert to a full-time position.

We’re looking for someone with strong sourcing instincts, deep familiarity with technical profiles, and an eagerness to collaborate closely across functions to shape a best-in-class hiring experience.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with hiring managers to define sourcing strategies and role requirements.
  • Research, identify, and engage top-tier talent across platforms like LinkedIn, GitHub, Twitter, etc.
  • Craft thoughtful, personalized outreach to generate interest and pipeline quality candidates.
  • Build and manage talent pipelines across AI, infra, full-stack, and forward-deployed engineering roles.
  • Conduct initial screens and track engagement and conversion metrics.
  • Collaborate with recruiting coordinators and hiring teams to move candidates through the funnel.
  • Maintain accurate records in our ATS (Greenhouse) and assist with sourcing analytics.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of technical sourcing or recruiting experience, ideally in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering disciplines, especially AI/ML, Research infra, and full-stack.
  • Comfortable using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, and Google Sheets to manage pipelines.
  • Excellent communication and outreach skills, able to get the attention of top talent.
  • Experience with Greenhouse is a plus.
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and adapt in a fast-changing environment.

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with Rust, Python, React, or TypeScript candidate sourcing
  • Understanding of AI/LLM-powered product space or open-source contributor networks
  • Prior work with companies in observability, infra, or applied ML
  • Background in startup or zero-to-one hiring environments

Compensation

This is a contract role based in New York City, requiring 20 hours per week. The hourly rate for this position is $85–$120/hour, depending on experience and scope of work. This is a temporary engagement with the potential for conversion to full-time based on mutual fit and team needs.

Please note: This is a 1099 contract position and does not include equity, health insurance, or additional benefits.

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