Technical Recruiter

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Manage the complete recruiting cycle for Forward Deployed Engineer and Data Migration roles, subsequently broadening to encompass wider engineering recruitment.

• Develop and continually enhance Boolean search techniques utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Identify candidates via GitHub, networking events, telecommunications communities, and referrals.

• Conduct high-volume profile screenings and initiate phone interviews.

• Evaluate candidates based on their networking depth, TypeScript/JavaScript skills, familiarity with modern tools, and customer-facing experience.

• Present only those candidates who meet the standards with transparent candidate summaries.

• Facilitate scheduling throughout the interview process.

• Provide an outstanding candidate experience.

• Verify work authorization early and flag resumes that appear to be AI-generated or fraudulent.

• Collaborate with the CEO and engineering leaders to refine ideal candidate profiles based on interview feedback.

• Challenge any deviations from hiring standards.

• Establish workflows in Rippling.

• Report on recruiting funnel metrics to leadership.

• Negotiate and finalize offers using a compensation approach aligned with market standards.

• Report directly to the CEO and create recruiting processes, playbooks, and operations from the ground up.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in technical recruiting.

• Proven history of sourcing technical talent, as opposed to just sales or operations positions.

• Demonstrated experience in filling niche, difficult-to-fill technical roles.

• Expertise in Boolean search techniques.

• Comfortably review 50–100 profiles in a single session.

• Strong direct sourcing capabilities; not dependent on inbound applicants or recruitment agencies.

• Experience in closing candidates and negotiating offers.

• Familiarity with networking, telecommunications, and infrastructure domains.

• Proficient understanding of networking concepts.

• Ability to evaluate proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript.

• Knowledge of APIs, Postman, and integration patterns.

• Awareness of AI tools and workflow platforms like n8n and Zapier.

• Proficiency in English.

• Willingness to travel occasionally to engage with key candidates, participate in essential interview loops, and attend team offsite events.

• Proficiency in French is a plus.

• Nice-to-have: experience in recruiting for ISP, telecommunications, or networking software companies.

• Nice-to-have: familiarity with companies such as Cloudflare, Cisco, Itential, Calix, Ciena, Nokia, Juniper, and Arista.

• Nice-to-have: experience recruiting Forward Deployed Engineers, Solutions Engineers, or Professional Services Engineers in SaaS firms.

• Nice-to-have: previous experience in solo or near-solo recruiting, or within startup/scale-up environments.

• Nice-to-have: hands-on experience with Rippling or the ability to quickly adapt to modern ATS tools.

• Nice-to-have: experience hiring for AI-native or AI/agentic platform companies.

• Nice-to-have: bilingual in English and French.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Stock Options Plan.

• Group Insurance.

• Telemedicine services.

• Life Spending Account.

• Employee-sponsored RRSP.

• Flexible 25 days of vacation.

• Flexible working hours.

• 100% remote/all-remote work options.

• Accessible technologies.

• Disability accommodations during the application process.