Technical Recruiter

Why should I Apply:

At Sonar, we’re a group of brilliant, motivated, and driven professionals working hard to help organizations build responsible, secure, high-quality code quickly and systematically. We build solutions that don’t just solve symptoms of problems – we fix problems at the source – source code, to be specific.

We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA, Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany. We believe team members should have the opportunity to come to work every day, work on a product they are proud of, love what they do, and feel energized by their peers. With our roots deep in the open source community, we’re all about the mission: provide solutions that deliver Clean Code.

The impact you can have 

This role will sit within the Hiring function, which is part of the wider People & Culture team and looks after the entire employee journey at SonarSource. Today the Hiring sub-team is composed of 1 Hiring Team Lead, 6 Recruiters, 1 Sourcer and 1 Recruitment Coordinator, located across our different offices. We are looking to expand the team: we want to hire Recruiters in all of our offices and further build a function of excellence, providing high-quality talent acquisition service to the growing teams. The Recruiter at SonarSource has a major impact on ensuring operational excellence within the recruitment process and that no team is understaffed.

This position will be ideally based in our headquarters in Geneva, which currently has approximately 290+ SonarSourcers.

Even though SonarSource is home to over 33 different nationalities, which is something we are very proud of, English is the official spoken language here, therefore this role will require a strong level of English.

On a daily basis, you will

• Be responsible for the full candidate experience lifecycle from application to offer
• Be in charge of sourcing, screening, and interviewing the candidates, making sure they are a match to the position
• Delivering a consulting/talent advisory service to the Hiring Manager and interviewers, you are expected to be the subject matter expert in the technical market
• Partnering with the Engineering Managers, Directors, and VP, you will recruit for positions such as Engineering Manager, DevOps, SRE, Frontend and Backend Developers, and Cloud Platform Engineer, among others for all our locations
• You are responsible for guaranteeing a great candidate experience making sure the feedback is given in a timely manner and that we keep the SLAs and timeline for each recruitment
• We expect you to advise on market trends and candidate's expectations

The skills you will demonstrate

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a technical recruiter mandatory
• Experience hiring for the Swiss market is strongly preferred
• Experience in full-cycle recruitment experience for engineering positions (both staffing agency and in-house backgrounds are valued)
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills 
• Passion for helping candidates and experts find their dream position in a product-driven company
• Self-driven and autonomous who also loves being part of a team, bouncing ideas, and sharing knowledge
• Can-do and positive attitude with a strong ability to adapt in a constantly changing environment 
• Great communicator with a collaborative mindset who values feedback, both giving and receiving

Why you will love it here:

• Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness – and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!). We believe that the best idea wins and everyone has a voice.

• We believe that great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly and laid-back while still being passionate leaders in our domains. Our 550+ SonarSourcers from 33 different nationalities can relate!

• We embrace work-life balance. It is important to maintain a healthy work-life balance. This is why we have a flexible work policy that includes remote and in-office hybrid work (minimum three days a week in the office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).

• We have a growth mindset. We love to learn and believe that continuous education is critical to our success. In an ever-changing industry, new skills are a must, and we're happy to help our team acquire them.

We prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At Sonar, we are a global workforce and recognize the value of different backgrounds, and global cultures.

We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the clear results of a comprehensive background check conducted prior to the start date.