Contract Recruiter - Direct Sourcing (San Jose - onsite)
About this role
Location: San Jose (hybrid)
Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world’s leading semiconductor ecosystem, Ayar Labs’ co-packaged optics solution is key to unleashing next-generation AI scale-up architectures.
We have an aggressive hiring plan over the next 6 months, and we need a Technical Sourcer to fill a pipeline with qualified candidates for deeply technical engineering roles.
This Direct-Sourcer must be a highly motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is willing to reach out to a high volume of engineers on LinkedIn. We do not wait for applicants… we use LinkedIn, employee referrals, and our networks, proactively reaching out to qualified candidates every day!
In this role, you’ll partner with our Director Talent Acquisition to fill a pipeline of qualified candidates for our open jobs.
Essential Responsibilities
- Identify and proactively source qualified candidates on LinkedIn
- Conduct proactive sourcing using Boolean search, X-ray search, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and niche semiconductor community platforms
- Respond to initial candidate questions, as needed
- Act as a trusted partner with our Talent Acquisition team
- Maintain a strong sense of urgency while preserving quality and judgement (we aspire to hire only best-in-class “A” players)
- Ensure an exceptional candidate experience
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years in semiconductors, electronics and/or telecommunications
- Exceptional organizational skills with a high sense of urgency and the ability to prioritize tasks in a dynamic environment
- Able to learn and communicate complex technical information
- 1+ years of experience direct sourcing engineers using LinkedIn
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in a tech startup
- Prior experience in a recruiting firm
- Experience with Paycor
Company at a glance
Ayar Labs is transforming AI infrastructure by accelerating data movement. Recognizing that the complexity and size of AI models are increasing at a rate that traditional interconnect technology cannot handle, the company has developed the industry’s first optical I/O solution that enables customers to maximize the compute efficiency and performance of growing AI infrastructure, while reducing costs, latency and power consumption. Based on open standards and optimized for both AI training and inference, Ayar Labs’ optical I/O solution is backed by a robust ecosystem that enables it to integrate smoothly into AI systems at scale.
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