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Technical Sourcer (Contract)

Vannevar Labs is a technology startup specializing in advanced defense solutions for national security challenges. Founded in 2019, it's headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Vannevar Labs

Employee count: 51-200

United States only

Our mission is to be the technology backbone for strategic competition against peer adversaries. These missions – including intelligence, information operations, and special activities – are happening today and their success or failure will determine if we go to war tomorrow.

We've been on the front lines of these missions since 2019, and have grown to support a wide range of missions across all US service branches, multiple combatant commands, partner nations, and interagency stakeholders. We deploy both hardware and software products to support people on the front lines that span collection, planning / assessments, and effects.

We've grown from $3M in run-rate revenue in 2021 to $80M in run-rate revenue today. We've been profitable since 2022 and have raised $91M in venture capital funding through Series B. We're valued at $1.5B as of 2025.

About the role

We’re looking for a motivated and resourceful Technical Sourcer to help us identify and engage top-tier technical talent. In this role, you’ll partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to build strong pipelines for high-impact roles across engineering, data science, product, and more. Your work will directly influence our ability to scale with quality and speed.

This is a high-ownership role ideal for someone who loves candidate research, values outreach personalization, and thrives in fast-paced, technical environments.

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with recruiters and hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements and ideal candidate profiles.
  • Proactively identify, engage, and qualify passive technical talent through channels such as LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Twitter, niche forums, and events.
  • Craft compelling outreach messages that reflect our culture, values, and mission.
  • Manage and maintain candidate pipelines using our ATS (e.g., Greenhouse).
  • Keep a pulse on the competitive talent landscape, emerging trends, and innovative sourcing techniques.
  • Track and report sourcing metrics such as reach rates, response rates, and pipeline conversion.

What we’re looking for

  • 1–3+ years of experience in a sourcing or recruiting role, preferably in a high-growth tech company or agency setting.
  • Familiarity with sourcing tools and platforms (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Hiretual, AmazingHiring).
  • Strong understanding of technical roles, stacks, and terminology (e.g., software engineering, ML, infra, DevOps, security).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Detail-oriented, highly organized, and data-driven.
  • Self-starter mindset with a bias toward action and experimentation.
  • Passion for building diverse and inclusive teams.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you!

Vannevar Labs is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you! IMPORTANT NOTICE
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.

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Vannevar Labs is a technology startup focused on addressing critical national security challenges through advanced defense technologies. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It plays a pivotal role in developing sophisticated collection, obfuscation, and machine learning techniques that ensure assured access to mission-relevant data. With a commitment to supporting non-kinetic missions, Vannevar Labs aims to deter and de-escalate conflicts while also enabling strategic competition at a global scale.

At the forefront of innovation in the defense sector, Vannevar collaborates closely with military and government entities to create state-of-the-art solutions. The company's founders, Brett Granberg and Nini Hamrick, emphasize the importance of generating mission successes and understanding the evolving needs of their users in the national security space. Their engineers, many of whom have extensive military experience, are deeply immersed in the real-world challenges faced by defense operations today. This unique blend of experience and technological expertise positions Vannevar Labs as a leader in delivering next-generation solutions for complex security problems.

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