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Technical Sourcer

UniversalAGI· Talent & Operations
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San FranciscoFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Technical Sourcer role focused on building UniversalAGI's talent engine for hypergrowth, sourcing and closing highly specialized technical talent in AI, CFD, physics, and deep tech.

Responsibilities

  • Source, engage, and close high volumes of specialized technical talent spreading across AI/ML researchers, physics simulation engineers, and deep tech engineers at unprecedented speed
  • Build and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify talent in highly specialized niches: AI researchers working on physics-informed neural networks, CFD engineers from automotive/aerospace/maritime, computational physicists, applied mathematicians, and systems engineers
  • Own the entire candidate pipeline from initial identification through offer acceptance, managing 50+ active candidates simultaneously while maintaining exceptional candidate experience
  • Develop deep technical fluency in our domains (AI, CFD, physics simulation, numerical methods) to have credible conversations with senior technical talent and assess fit
  • Partner directly with the CEO & Hiring Manager to understand role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and competitive landscape—then execute with relentless urgency
  • Build and maintain a robust talent pipeline that stays weeks ahead of hiring needs, ensuring we never slow down due to lack of qualified candidates
  • Design and optimize recruiting workflows, tools, and processes that scale with our hypergrowth while maintaining quality—you'll build the playbook that future recruiters will follow
  • Track, analyze, and optimize key recruiting metrics: pipeline conversion rates, time-to-hire, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rates, and candidate quality scores
  • Represent UniversalAGI at conferences, meetups, and technical communities, building our employer brand and talent network in AI and deep tech circles

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of high-volume technical recruiting or sourcing experience with proven track record of closing specialized talent quickly. You've personally closed 30+ technical hires and can demonstrate rapid pipeline-to-offer conversion.
  • Expert in sourcing strategies and tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, JuiceBox, GitHub, Boolean search, X-ray searches, AI sourcing tools, research paper databases, conference attendee lists, etc.).
  • Demonstrated success recruiting for deep tech roles: AI/ML engineers, research scientists, simulation engineers, computational specialists, or similarly specialized technical talent.
  • Strong technical fluency and ability to quickly learn complex technical domains to have credible conversations with senior engineers and researchers.
  • Deeply care about candidate experience. Managing candidate experience with a high bar for clarity, speed, and conviction
  • Outstanding execution velocity and delivery—you move fast, manage multiple pipelines simultaneously, and consistently hit aggressive hiring targets.
  • Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills capable of engaging passive candidates and building long-term talent networks.
  • Data-driven mindset with strong analytical skills to optimize recruiting funnels and improve conversion rates.
  • Comfortable working in high-intensity, fast-paced startup environments with evolving priorities, ambitious hiring goals, and tight deadlines.

Benefits

  • In-person first culture - 5 days a week in office with a team that values face-to-face collaboration.
  • Opportunity to build the talent engine for a rapidly growing foundational AI company from the ground up.
  • Work on cutting-edge talent acquisition challenges finding the world's most specialized technical talent.
  • Direct collaboration with the founder & CEO and ability to influence company strategy and culture.
  • Competitive compensation with significant equity upside.
  • Access to world-class investors and advisors in the AI space who can open doors to top-tier talent networks.
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About UniversalAGI

Foundation models for automating physical systems engineering

The platform for engineering teams building and operating Physics AI at scale. Predict aerodynamic performance, structural loads, and thermal behavior in seconds.

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