Technical Recruiter (Software Engineering)

Untapped

South Africa · Permanent · Remote · R25,000 - R35,000/month

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The Opportunity

Our client is a founder led recruitment agency built on years of experience in the tech and contracting space. The founder has a strong network of clients across Europe and the UAE, and is embedded with one key client where they manage hiring internally. This is not a big corporate. You'll work directly with the founder in a lean, hands on setup.

Demand has outgrown capacity. There are 30 to 40 live roles, mostly permanent software engineering hires, alongside a growing exec search pipeline with fees of around £60k. The business needs a strong recruiter to find and qualify the best talent in the market.

The role is focused: you source, qualify and interview, then hand candidates over to the founder. No business development and no client management, just great roles and a real chance to earn well through commission.

What You'll Do

  • Source top tier software engineers across Europe and the UAE for clients hiring at a very high bar
  • Run screening and qualification calls, then hand strong candidates over to the founder
  • Join client kickoff calls to understand exactly what each client needs
  • Support exec level searches for roles paying £200k to £300k
  • Manage your own pipeline in Google Sheets across a large, varied role load

What We're Looking For

Essential

  • Agency recruitment or technical sourcing experience with a perm tech focus
  • Strong, hands on LinkedIn Recruiter experience
  • Track record of hiring software engineers for demanding, high bar clients
  • Experience recruiting into Europe, the UAE or the US
  • Commercially driven, with a real appetite to earn through commission

Advantageous

  • Based in Cape Town, with the opportunity to meet the founder in person
  • Exposure to exec or senior leadership search
  • Experience in a startup or small agency without an ATS
  • Comfortable building simple trackers or automations in Google Sheets

The person:

  • An entry-level tech recruiter or sourcer who knows what great tech talent looks like
  • Hungry, self motivated and driven by the earning potential
  • Independent and organised, happy in a lean setup

Salary & Commission:

  • Base Salary: R25,000 - R35,000
  • Commission: Structure TBC, likely % of deal value in £ with average fees around £20k

Working Pattern:

  • Remote from South Africa.
  • Core hours: 09:00/10:00 – 17:00/18:00 SA time, aligned with European clients.