Technical Sourcer - Part time/Contract

• $10 billion+ generated by creators since Patreon's inception

• 25 million+ paid memberships on Patreon today.

We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for a Contract Technical Sourcer to support our mission.

This role can be remote or based in New York or San Francisco and open to those who are able to be in-office 3 days per week on a hybrid work model.

About the Team

The recruiting team is dedicated to bringing in the people who will help creators thrive. We partner closely with leaders across the company to understand their goals, anticipate future needs, and build diverse, thoughtful teams. As advocates for both candidates and hiring teams, we design an inclusive, transparent hiring experience that feels true to Patreon's values. Above all, we believe that every great employee experience starts with a great candidate experience - one rooted in respect, clarity, and genuine connection

About the Role

• Partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and technical leadership to define and run sourcing strategy for Engineering, Product, and Design roles across a range of levels, from early-career to senior and staff-plus

• Run intake conversations with hiring teams to understand the technical needs of each role, translate them into target profiles, and set clear sourcing goals and timelines

• Proactively identify and engage passive talent through LinkedIn, GitHub, open-source communities, technical forums, portfolios, conferences, and other channels where technical talent spends time

• Write personalized, compelling outreach that earns responses from in-demand engineers, product managers, and designers, and continuously test and refine messaging based on what works

• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates in the early stages of the process, providing a warm, responsive, high-touch experience that reflects our brand

• Build and maintain talent pipelines and talent pools so we have qualified candidates ready ahead of demand

• Build sourcing strategies that expand our reach and bring in diverse slates of qualified candidates

• Track and report on pipeline health and funnel metrics (response rates, conversion by channel, time to submit), and use that data to improve how we source

• Improve our sourcing and early-stage processes by identifying bottlenecks, testing new approaches, and sharing best practices with the broader talent team

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date candidate data and activity in our applicant tracking system

• This is a part time/20 hour per week contract role

What you’ll need

• 3+ years of experience sourcing for technical roles (Engineering required; Product and/or Design a plus) at high-growth technology companies or startup

• Strong understanding of the technical landscape: you can speak credibly about roles, stacks, and levels (for example, backend vs. frontend vs. mobile vs. infrastructure/ML) and evaluate profiles against a role's core requirements

• Hands-on experience with sourcing tools and channels such as LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, social media, and technical communities and forums

• Experience with an applicant tracking system; Ashby experience strongly preferred

• A track record of crafting creative, data-informed sourcing strategies that build a consistent, diverse pipeline of qualified candidates

• Excellent written communication, with a demonstrated ability to write outreach that gets responses from passive talent

• Comfort partnering with recruiters and senior technical stakeholders, and influencing hiring strategy rather than just taking requests

• Strong organization and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple searches at once

• Demonstrated ability to embrace change, learn quickly, and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment where processes are still being built

• A genuine passion for the creator economy and the people who make a living doing what they love

• Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win.

Patreon operates under a hybrid work model, where employees based in office locations are expected to come into the office three days per week, excluding sick time and paid leave. The goal of this policy is to be intentional about the in-person time we spend together to strengthen the feeling of community at Patreon. Candidates hired into remote-eligible roles are not expected to meet the same requirements.