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Talent Engineer
Bastrop, TX 78602
10 months ago
🚀 Startup💻 Open SourceExplicitly requires vibe coding skills to rapidly grasp technical concepts and evaluate candidates across domains.
About the Role
The Talent Engineer designs and owns end-to-end hiring systems to identify, engage, and close top technical and non-technical talent. Working closely with engineering and recruiting teams, the role builds scalable sourcing channels, evaluates candidates technically, and executes high-urgency hiring processes on-site at HQ.
Job Description
Role
The Talent Engineer owns the full hiring lifecycle and builds engineering-minded, repeatable systems to source, evaluate, and close top-tier talent. This role partners with engineering and recruiting teams to design scalable processes and creative sourcing channels beyond standard platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the full hiring process from system design through candidate closure.
- Develop creative sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn, including referrals, events, hosted competitions, and targeted online communities.
- Start each hiring need by identifying the absolute best candidates and build end-to-end systems to find, engage, and attract them.
- Exercise strong judgment to recognize excellence across technical and non-technical domains.
- Design scalable, repeatable processes while executing at high urgency.
Basic Qualifications
- Engineering degree.
- Experience thriving in a startup or high-growth environment.
- Experience working at organizations with exceptional talent density, including successful referrals and recruiting contributions.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Proven track record building and executing recruiting systems that identify and attract top-tier talent.
- Demonstrated technical creativity through personal projects, open-source work, or innovative hacks.
- Comfortable with “vibe coding” and rapidly grasping technical concepts to evaluate candidates across domains.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; natural affinity for exceptional people.
- Advanced judgment in assessing excellence without reliance on traditional recruiting tools.
Additional Requirements
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to meet hiring timelines.
- Ability to travel for events, networking, and candidate engagements as needed.
Location & Schedule
- Reporting location: Bastrop, Texas — Headquarters.
- On-site 5 days/week.
Benefits
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) plan.
- Paid holidays and paid vacation.
- Competitive equity for permanent employees.