swarmaero - Technical Sourcer
Requirements
• 3+ years of technical sourcing experience, with demonstrated success building passive candidate pipelines for software engineering roles • Deep fluency with LinkedIn Recruiter and at least one additional sourcing surface (GitHub, X/Twitter, conference databases, niche communities) • Strong Boolean search skills and the ability to construct targeted searches for roles with narrow technical profiles • Excellent written communication; your outreach messages are specific, brief, and worth responding to • High attention to detail in ATS hygiene and pipeline tracking • Self-directed and comfortable operating with minimal oversight in a fast-moving environment • STRONGLY PREFERRED • Experience sourcing for defense tech, aerospace, robotics, or dual-use software companies • Familiarity with sourcing engineers who hold or could obtain security clearances • Experience sourcing product managers or designers in technically complex environments • Prior use of Ashby ATS • Demonstrated ability to build sourcing playbooks or target company lists from scratch • HOW THIS ROLE FITS THE TEAM • You will report to the Head of Talent Acquisition and work day-to-day alongside the Technical Recruiter. The expectation is tight coordination: shared pipeline visibility, regular sourcing syncs, and a feedback loop that makes both of you sharper over time. This is a true partnership, not a handoff queue. • As Swarm Aero scales, this role has a clear path toward full-cycle ownership for the right person.
Responsibilities
• PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT • Build and maintain active candidate pipelines for software engineering roles across autonomy, full-stack, embedded, and forward-deployed disciplines • Source product management and product design candidates with backgrounds in C2, mission software, robotics, or defense-adjacent hardware-software products • Develop Boolean search strings, LinkedIn Recruiter projects, GitHub profiles, conference speaker lists, and other non-obvious sourcing surfaces to reach passive candidates • Identify talent clusters within defense primes, national labs, aerospace companies, robotics startups, and hyperscalers with relevant systems depth • OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT • Write and send personalized outreach that reflects Swarm Aero's mission and the specificity of the role, not templated copy-paste • Own A/B testing of messaging, subject lines, and outreach sequences to continuously improve response rates • Conduct initial screens to assess interest, eligibility, and basic technical fit before passing candidates to the Technical Recruiter • Maintain accurate and timely candidate records in Ashby, including outreach history, response rates, and disposition notes • SOURCING INTELLIGENCE • Track and report on pipeline metrics weekly: contacts made, response rates, screens completed, and candidates advanced • Surface market intelligence on talent availability, compensation expectations, and competitive movement in the defense tech and autonomy software space • Contribute to target company lists, sourcing playbooks, and Boolean string libraries for use across the TA team
Benefits
• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience • Medical, dental, vision, and 401k • PTO and paid sick leave • Monthly wellness stipend • Daily catered lunch (office) • Paid parental leave • Direct impact on a critical national security mission • A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems
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