Sr. Technical Sourcer

Join Perplexity as a Sr. Technical Sourcer to shape the talent foundation for our AI-driven products. Collaborate with teams to identify and engage top technical talent in a dynamic environment. At Perplexity AI, we are building products that push the boundaries of how people find, reason, and learn information. The scale and speed of our mission demand a team that thrives in environments of rapid iteration and constant discovery.

• •Research, identify, and engage engineering and technical talent across multiple disciplines and experience levels
• •Collaborate with recruiters and hiring teams to deeply understand technical requirements and calibrate profiles with accuracy and nuance
• •Use a wide range of sourcing strategies, including advanced research, talent mapping, referrals, AI-assisted automation, and creative outreach, to build strong candidate pipelines.
• •Build and refine your own tooling and workflows, leveraging AI to automate repetitive work and spend more of your time on high-judgment sourcing
• •Act as a candidate's first introduction to Perplexity AI, delivering an authentic and compelling story about our mission, product, and team culture
• •Track and analyze pipeline data to drive continuous optimization and improvements in sourcing approaches
• •Operate with agility, adapting quickly to shifting priorities, hard-to-fill roles, and changing team needs

• •A strong desire to grow a career in sourcing, with clear dedication to advancing your craft and developing deep expertise in the field
• •Exceptional technical literacy, comfortable navigating complex technical conversations, parsing nuanced skill sets, and understanding the architecture of software and AI roles
• •Proven experience sourcing talent in highly dynamic and fast-paced environments where priorities shift and ambiguity is constant
• •A builder's instinct for AI: eager to adopt new tools, automate your own workflow, and experiment with how AI can make sourcing faster and sharper
• •Creativity and resilience: the ability to design novel sourcing strategies, test new methods, and adapt quickly when faced with challenges
• •Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build trust and develop relationships with both candidates and internal partner teams
• •A mindset that thrives on curiosity, iteration, and impact, aligned with Perplexity AI's ethos of building what has never been built before