Freelance Technical Interviewer

About the Role

Are you a developer looking to earn extra income?
We’re looking for a freelance technical interviewer to join the Workoast recruitment team. In this role, you’ll conduct technical interviews and evaluate candidates for various engineering positions.

This is a remote freelance position, paid per role, with an additional commission if a candidate you interviewed gets hired.

Responsibilities

• Source candidates through various channels and share your technical network (headhunting);

• Maintain and update candidate information in our ATS (Manatal);

• Design effective technical interview scripts for evaluating candidates;
• Collaborate closely with the recruitment team;
• Conduct hands-on technical challenges when necessary;
• Evaluate code quality, architectural understanding, and problem-solving skills;
• Provide detailed feedback and technical assessments, including candidate briefs for recruiters.

Requirements

• Proven experience recruiting for:
• Frontend Engineers (React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript)
• Backend Engineers (Python, Rust, Node.js)
• International positions
• Prior experience conducting technical interviews (as a technical recruiter or developer);
• Ability to create real-world, practical coding assessments;
• Strong English communication skills, especially for writing clear evaluations;
• Hands-on experience with the listed technologies.

Challenges of the Role

• Finding highly qualified candidates;

• Quickly identifying technical fit without overextending the process;

• Keeping candidates engaged and motivated throughout the hiring pipeline.

Recruitment Process

1. Application Review: Our recruiters will evaluate your profile.

2. Initial Interview: A technical and English screening.

3. Challenge: You’ll create an interview script and assess one of our developers, producing a candidate brief.
4. Contract: Upon success, we’ll sign your first contract!