Sidecar Health is redefining health insurance. Our mission is to make excellent healthcare affordable and accessible for everyone. We know that to accomplish this lofty mission, we need driven people who will make things happen.
The passionate people who make up Sidecar Health’s team come from all over, with backgrounds as tech leaders, policy makers, healthcare professionals, and beyond. And they all have one thing in common—the desire to fix a broken system and make it more personalized, affordable, and transparent.
If you want to use your talents to transform healthcare in the United States, come join us!
** MUST RESIDE IN CALIFORNIA **
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to join us on a contract basis and own full-cycle recruiting for our Engineering and Product organizations. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role: you'll be closing technical and product talent across our tech org, partnering directly with hiring managers to support our hiring plan.
You'll need to move fast, operate independently, and bring a strong point of view on sourcing and closing technical talent — while still being a great partner to candidates and hiring managers alike.
What You'll Do
- Own full-cycle, end-to-end recruiting for Engineering and Product roles, delivering a high-quality experience for candidates, interviewers, and hiring managers
- Partner closely with hiring managers as a trusted advisor — defining role requirements, building sourcing strategy, and aligning on hiring priorities and timelines
- Build and manage a strong pipeline of active and passive technical and product talent through proactive sourcing and outbound outreach
- Drive candidates through the process with speed and rigor, managing multiple concurrent searches without dropping quality
- Use recruiting metrics and pipeline data to inform decisions, report on progress, and continuously improve process
- Collaborate cross-functionally with People, Finance, and hiring teams to support Sidecar Health's hiring plan
What You'll Bring
- Proven track record of successfully closing engineering and product talent, ideally within a fast-paced startup or high-growth environment
- Strong ability to build trusted relationships with engineering and product leadership
- Proficiency using recruiting metrics and data to inform decisions and improve process
- Excellent collaboration skills with a willingness to work cross-functionally
- Comfort operating independently in a fully remote, fast-moving environment
This is a contract position based on hiring needs. As a contract role, it is not eligible for Sidecar Health's standard full-time benefits.
Sidecar Health is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
Skills Required
- Proven track record of successfully closing technical and product talent
- Experience recruiting across engineering and Product Manager roles
- Strong ability to build trusted relationships with engineering and product leadership
- Proficiency using recruiting metrics and pipeline data to inform decisions and improve process
- Excellent collaboration skills and willingness to work cross-functionally
- Comfort operating independently in a fully remote, fast-moving environment
- Located in California
- Experience in a fast-paced startup or high-growth environment
Sidecar Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sidecar Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Sidecar Health.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation in tech and product roles is described as market‑aligned and competitive. Feedback suggests many in these functions feel total pay stacks up well against peers.
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Healthcare Strength — Employer‑paid major‑medical coverage for employees and family is highlighted, positioning health benefits as a strong component of total rewards. Feedback suggests low denial rates, added navigation tools, and center‑of‑excellence partnerships reinforce the plan’s practical value.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Total rewards are presented to include stock options and bonuses in addition to salary. Feedback suggests these elements can meaningfully enhance perceived upside beyond base pay.
Sidecar Health Insights
What We Do
Sidecar Health is changing the health industry with modern, common-sense health insurance that finally gives consumers control over costs and choices. We are a passionate group of people-people on a mission to make quality healthcare affordable and accessible for everyone.
Why Work With Us
Being a growth-stage distributed startup, transparent and asynchronous communication is critical. We'll provide you with the resources and tools you need, and regularly seek your feedback through quarterly engagement pulses on what is or isn't working well.
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