Strategic Talent Partner | Technical Sourcing

About the role You own the quiet hunt for future engineers before roles exist. You map shifting communities and translate vague hopes into concrete people. You build durable pipelines that compound, turning reputation into reliable access. Key facts

Location: USA

Engagement: Full-time

Compensation: $140,000 to $170,000 USD per year What you'll do Tracking exceptional builders across open source and obscure forums while engineering leaders define greatness. Mapping startup labs and academic hubs to design outreach campaigns reaching rare technical minds. Planting trusted introductions into communities long before any vacancy appears on our site. Automating quiet research workflows to widen our talent net without drowning in noise. Activating dormant relationships when urgent hires appear on the roadmap overnight. Compiling shifting market signals so leadership sees where expertise is moving next. Championing bold sourcing experiments that reshape how we discover unconventional talent. Guarding our reputation so exceptional engineers view Plasmidsaurus as a meaningful long term home. Requirements You must have three to five years sourcing technical talent in fast growth settings. You know how to read between lines of engineering blogs and public profiles. You can operate globally across time zones while respecting varied work rhythms. You thrive when juggling multiple priorities without a fixed playbook. You communicate clearly in writing and adapt messages for busy senior staff. You guard confidential information and handle sensitive searches with discretion. Nice to have Experience with biotech, genomics, or life science tools is helpful but not required. Skills & tools Not applicable. Practical notes This role is full_time based in San Francisco requiring occasional travel across US time zones. Roles may require reasonable hours overlap with Pacific business hours for partner calls. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position at this time. ROLE OVERVIEW Exceptional engineers rarely come through inbound applications. They come through relationships, trusted networks, and a strong reputation. Plasmidsaurus has built an exceptional engineering team through referrals, relationships, and highly selective hiring. We are looking for a technically-oriented sourcer to help turn that advantage into a durable talent engine. In this role, you will identify outstanding technical talent before we need it, build relationships that last for years, and help ensure Plasmidsaurus is known by the engineers we would most want to hire. You will partner closely with engineering leadership to understand what great looks like, map the talent landscape, and create networks that compound over time. Success is not measured by outreach volume or pipeline size. It is measured by whether we know exceptional people before anyone else does, whether they take our call when the time is right, and whether those relationships become the foundation of future hires. WHAT YOU'LL DO FIND EXCELLENT PEOPLE WE DON'T ALREADY KNOW Partner with engineering leaders to understand what exceptional looks like and find people we would never meet through inbound applications, traditional recruiting channels, or existing networks. Map the companies, teams, and communities producing exceptional engineers and build targeted strategies to reach them. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BEFORE WE NEED THEM Develop relationships with exceptional technical talent long before a role exists. Stay connected through conversations, introductions, referrals, events, and communities so that when hiring needs emerge, we are building activating via relationships rather than starting from scratch. EXPAND OUR TALENT NETWORK Continuously grow Plasmidsaurus' reach into engineering communities, open source ecosystems, startup networks, and other places exceptional builders spend time. Help make Plasmidsaurus known by the people we would most want to hire. CREATE TALENT ADVANTAGES THAT COMPOUND Build systems, workflows, talent maps, and sourcing approaches that become more valuable over time. Use automation, AI, and creative research methods to increase use, improve outcomes, and strengthen our understanding of the market. EXPECTED OUTCOMES We know exceptional engineers before we need them. Engineering leaders have access to talent they would not have found through traditional recruiting channels. We can activate trusted relationships when critical hiring needs emerge on short notice. Our talent network generates introductions, referrals, insight, and future hiring opportunities. We have a strong understanding of where exceptional talent comes from, where it is going, and what it cares about. Engineering leaders use market insight to make better hiring decisions. Exceptional engineers know who we are, understand what we are building, and see Plasmidsaurus as a place to do meaningful work. Multiple hires can be traced back to relationships built months or years before an opening existed. Every search, conversation, referral, and hire strengthens our ability to attract exceptional talent in the future. WHERE THIS GOES We expect this person will be a strong partner in hiring and building an increasingly impressive engineering team. We are moving fast and we know that this job description will not cover all the contributions you will make towards our growing team. The right candidate will be excited about that. Our Engineering team needs less support with interviewing and offer processes, and more support around our talent and sourcing strategy. This role will start out as a strategist focused on sourcing day one. We will look to this person as a strategic partner and expect you to grow naturally into increased impact and full cycle recruiting support. Other Information This position reports to our leadership team. About Plasmidsaurus Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking a new level of productivity for scientists. Our sequencing services are used daily by