Recruiter, Technology Hiring

About the Role

IBM is looking for a passionate and technically curious Recruiter to support hiring across Consulting, software engineering, AI, Cloud, Systems software, and emerging technology domains. This role is ideal for individuals with an engineering or technology background who are interested in combining technology understanding, candidate engagement, market research, and stakeholder partnership. You will work closely with engineering leaders to identify, engage, and hire strong software talent for complex and high-impact technology roles. No prior recruitment experience is required. Selected candidates will receive structured end-to-end training in recruiting, sourcing, candidate assessment, and stakeholder engagement. As a Recruiter, you will build exposure to software technologies, talent market intelligence, strategic sourcing, and candidate experience while contributing to IBM’s future technology workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers, engineering leaders, and technical teams to understand software hiring requirements.
• Translate technical role requirements into effective sourcing strategies and candidate engagement plans.
• Identify and engage software engineering talent through LinkedIn, talent communities, referrals, campus networks, and other sourcing channels.
• Support hiring across domains such as AI/ML, cloud computing, distributed systems, cybersecurity, operating systems, application development, systems software, and compiler technologies.
• Review and evaluate candidate profiles by analyzing technical competencies, project exposure, educational background, and role fit.
• Conduct candidate conversations to understand technical expertise, career goals, and interest in IBM opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for niche and high-demand software engineering skills.
• Provide hiring teams/business with market insights, talent availability, competitor intelligence, and pipeline updates.
• Ensure high-touch candidate experience across sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer, and onboarding stages.
• Track recruitment activity, maintain accurate hiring data, and provide timely updates on progress and risks.
• Build Agents for the Recruitment process.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering discipline.
• Passionate about software technologies, engineering roles, and emerging technology trends.
• Demonstrated ability to understand software skill sets, technology stacks, and engineering job requirements.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
• Attention to detail, ownership mindset, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build relationships with candidates and hiring stakeholders in a professional and consultative manner.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Golang, Python, Java, C, C++, or JavaScript.
• Exposure to Linux, Cloud platforms, DevOps, Kubernetes, AI/ML, data engineering, or cybersecurity concepts.
• Internship or project experience in engineering, technical research, consulting, talent sourcing, or technology recruitment.
• Knowledge of applicant tracking systems (ATS) or candidate sourcing platforms is good to have.
• Curiosity to continuously learn about software engineering trends and technology talent markets.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree (Preferred)