Santiago Barraza
@santiagobarraza
Technical recruiter at Softensity who managed eight concurrent searches and sourced talent across LATAM and the US.
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At Softensity, I managed up to eight concurrent technical searches for US-based clients across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI roles. I sourced and engaged candidates across LATAM and the US, and screened candidates for technical background and role alignment.
At Silver.dev, I shaped the recruiting department’s strategy and metrics from scratch as Founding Technical Recruiter. I also led the implementation and maintenance of Ashby.
At Silver.dev, I ran the recruitment lifecycle and generated over $60,000 in revenue in my first 12 months. Revenue increased 180% from year one to year two, and I closed more than 30 deals in three years for clients including Scale AI, BrightHire, and Canals AI.
At Uber, via RocketPower, I owned recruiting for the Mobility Business Unit across the US and Canada. At RocketPower, I supported recruiting across more than six client accounts and owned the process from outreach through offer extension and negotiation.
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Senior Technical Recruiter
Softensity
Jul 2026 - Oct 2026 (3 months)
Managed up to 8 concurrent technical searches for US-based clients, covering Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, and AI roles. Sourced and engaged +300 candidates per week and conducted an average of 25 candidate screenings per week.
Founding Technical Recruiter
Silver.dev
Aug 2023 - Jun 2026 (2 years 10 months)
As Founding Recruiter, shaped the Recruiting Department's strategy and metrics from scratch and led the company's ATS (Ashby) implementation and maintenance. Generated over 60k USD of revenue in the first 12 months and increased revenue YoY by 180%.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Uber (via RocketPower)
May 2022 - Feb 2023 (9 months)
Owned the entirety of the recruiting process at the Mobility Business Unit across both USA and Canada. Recruited a wide variety of SWE profiles and supported Non-Eng sourcing initiatives for other Business Units.
Senior Technical Recruiter
RocketPower
Sep 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 5 months)
Supported recruiting efforts across +6 client's accounts from both the US and Latam, all startups from industries such as healthcare, fintech, and e-commerce. Owned the recruiting process end-to-end, from initial outreach to offer extension and negotiation.
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