Technical Sourcer (Contract) (Defense)

Location: Hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days onsite per week at the El Segundo office in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Salary: $110,000–$145,000 annual base compensation, excluding bonuses, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops defense technology products powered by Coherent Distributed Networks for warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams.

What you will do

• Partner with recruiting stakeholders and engineering hiring managers to understand role requirements, team dynamics, product roadmaps, and organizational goals.
• Own top-of-funnel sourcing for priority engineering searches, including talent-market mapping, target-company research, pipeline development, and candidate qualification.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies for competitive and hard-to-fill searches using research, referrals, networking events, campaigns, and sourcing tools.
• Write personalized outreach to engage passive technical candidates and build relationships from the first interaction.
• Track outreach response rates, sourced-to-screen conversion, pipeline metrics, data integrity, and progress toward recruitment goals; iterate based on results.
• Collaborate with recruiting coordinators, recruiters, and operations partners to ensure effective handoffs, candidate experience, and efficient workflows.

Requirements

• 3+ years of sourcing or recruiting experience, ideally supporting technical or engineering roles.
• Proven experience identifying and engaging passive technical candidates, including experienced engineers, for complex or hard-to-fill positions.
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to create compelling, personalized outreach.
• Strong understanding of software, hardware, systems, or manufacturing engineering roles and technical skill sets, with curiosity to continue learning.
• Hands-on experience with sourcing and research platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Juicebox.ai, or similar tools.
• Ability to manage multiple searches and candidate pipelines simultaneously with strong attention to detail.
• Data-driven mindset with experience tracking and improving sourcing metrics.
• High ownership, adaptability, and comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Familiarity with ATS systems and structured recruiting practices; Greenhouse is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience sourcing engineering roles in defense, aerospace, government, advanced manufacturing, or similarly regulated technical environments.
• Experience supporting early-stage or high-growth companies and building sourcing processes or infrastructure.
• Experience at a recruiting agency or executive search firm.
• Evidence of exceeding goals or taking on responsibility quickly.
• Interest in defense technology, startups, and the mission behind CHAOS.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners.
• Resilient, creative problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing hiring needs.
• Direct, timely, and collaborative communication style.
• High ownership mindset and willingness to improve processes beyond defined responsibilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Six-month contract with potential extension or full-time conversion based on performance and business needs.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid by the company.
• 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
• Free daily lunch, stocked kitchen, unlimited PTO, and casual dress code.
• Competitive base salary, pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, and planned annual bonuses.
• Fast-paced, high-growth, mission-driven environment with 450+ employees across five global offices.