Talent Sourcer (Contract)
About Artie
Artie is a fully-managed real-time data streaming platform that replicates production databases into data warehouses and lakes - in real time, with zero maintenance. We make high-volume data replication simple, reliable, and scalable for engineering teams.
Our platform powers mission-critical use cases including fraud and risk monitoring, inventory visibility, customer-facing analytics, and AI/ML workloads.
We’re trusted by teams like Substack, Alloy, and ClickUp, and raised a Series A from top-tier investors including Standard Capital, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Pathlight, and the founders of Dropbox and Mode.
Artie is built for engineers who care about performance, reliability, and operational simplicity - and we’re growing fast.
About the Role
This is not a resume-screening role and not a "find profiles and pass them along" job.
You will own pipeline generation across our most critical open roles - engineering, sales, and operations - working directly with our recruiter and founders to identify, engage, and warm up the candidates we actually want to talk to.
If you view sourcing as a mix of research, outbound sales, and creative detective work, this role is for you.
This is a high-output, high-ownership role. The quality of your pipeline directly determines the quality of our hires.
What You'll Do
Build and own top-of-funnel pipeline
Proactively source candidates across Engineering and Sales roles using LinkedIn, personal networks, referrals, and non-obvious channels
Run targeted outbound campaigns - crafting personalized messages that actually get responses, not copy-paste templates
Maintain a warm pipeline of candidates at all stages - not just active applicants, but future hires we haven't opened a role for yet
Identify and engage passive candidates who aren't looking but should be
Partner closely with recruiting and leadership
Work directly with our recruiter and hiring managers to deeply understand each role - not just the job description, but what "great" actually looks like
Calibrate continuously on signal vs. noise - what profiles are converting and why
Flag patterns in the market: where the talent is, where the competition is hiring from, what's moving people
Run outreach with rigor and creativity
Write compelling, personalized outreach across LinkedIn, email, and other channels
A/B test messaging approaches and iterate based on response rates
Keep candidates warm through thoughtful, timely follow-up
Own sourcing operations
Keep our ATS (Ashby) clean and up to date - every candidate tracked, every stage logged
Track sourcing metrics: outreach volume, response rates, pipeline conversion, time-to-screen
Identify bottlenecks and bring solutions, not just status updates
What We're Looking For
Sourcing depth, not just breadth
4+ years of sourcing or recruiting experience, ideally at a fast-moving startup or agency
Proven ability to build pipelines for hard-to-fill technical and GTM roles
Experience with using AI and sourcing tools. (Cursor, Juicebox, Linkedin Recruiter, etc.)
Sharp outreach instincts
You write messages people actually respond to - specific, human, and relevant
You understand that sourcing is persuasion, and you're good at it
You know when to follow up and when to move on
High output, high ownership
You run multiple searches simultaneously without dropping balls
You track your own metrics and hold yourself accountable to them
You surface problems before they become blockers
Logistics
Available full-time hours (40 hrs/week) on a 1099 contract basis
Comfortable working in-person at our SF office or remotely
Immediate or near-immediate availability preferred
What You'll Get
Direct impact: The candidates you source become Artie's future team - your fingerprints are on every hire
Close partnership: Work directly with our recruiter and founding team, not buried in a sourcing queue
Real ownership: You'll own the pipeline for roles that matter, with full visibility into outcomes
Path to more: Strong performance opens the door to a full-time role as Artie scales its talent function
This is a contract position. Compensation is $60 - $70 hourly, commensurate with experience.