Technical Sourcer - Engineering - San Jose; Third-Party Associate

Technical Sourcer - Engineering - San Jose (Third-Party Associate)

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• Design and implement highly creative sourcing strategies to proactively discover and attract top‑tier talent from niche technical communities, open‑source projects, and targeted professional networks (e.g., Git Hub, technical forums).
• Align deeply with Engineering leadership and Recruiters to intimately understand the technical nuances of specialized roles and contribute market intelligence to hiring strategy.
• Cultivate and manage robust, high‑quality talent pipelines for our most critical and specialized engineering roles, with a focus on delivering high‑signal candidates.
• Leverage analytics and market intelligence to rigorously inform your sourcing approach, sharing professional market mapping reports and data‑backed insights with the broader talent acquisition team and business stakeholders.
• Uphold the highest standard for candidate engagement, ensuring every interaction is professional, welcoming, informative, and reflects the innovative culture of Tik Tok Engineering.

• 1+ years of experience in talent acquisition (sourcing, recruiting coordination, or talent research).
• Proven experience utilizing advanced features of talent platforms such as Linked In Recruiter, Git Hub, and specialized technical sourcing tools to identify and engage passive candidates.
• Strong communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills with the proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities, large projects, and complex pipelines in a dynamic, high‑growth, and fast‑paced environment.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport across engineering functions, communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, and partner closely with hiring managers.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct deep market mapping and analysis, resulting in the production of comprehensive and insightful reports that influence hiring decisions.
• A highly result‑oriented self‑starter who is resourceful, innovative, and takes initiative, demonstrating the agility to quickly embrace and adapt to change in a globally distributed organization.
• A strong passion for technical domains and demonstrate a strong ability to embrace and adapt to changes and learn quickly in a fast‑paced environment. Experience sourcing for Algorithm focused roles is highly advantageous.

Please be advised that this job posting is on behalf of a third‑party agency. This is a 6‑month temporary assignment managed by a third‑party agency, who will be your employer. While you may be assigned to work at Tik Tok, you will not be a Tik Tok employee. All contractual terms, including payroll and benefits, will be handled by a third‑party agency.

By applying, you agree that the information provided in your application may be processed and retained by Tik Tok for recruitment purposes and shared with a third‑party agency in accordance with Tik Tok's Applicant Privacy Notice

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short‑form mobile video. At Tik Tok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people.

We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we…