Ex-software engineer? Want to help the hottest AI companies build their technical teams?

Bluebird is a boutique search firm built on one premise: every consultant has worked in the roles we fill. Our clients now need help securing top technical and engineering talent across Australia, so we’re building a dedicated technical desk, and you’d build it with us.

The role

You’ll build and own our technical and forward deployed engineering desk end to end: client relationships, search, assessment and placement. Because you’ve written production code, you’ll spot real engineering ability in a 20-minute call. We already have clients with technical hiring requirements, so you'll have some roles to support on day 1.

What you’ll do
Help some of the world’s leading AI companies find elite engineers, solutions engineers and forward deployed engineers
Work closely with SaaS and AI founders and engineering leads, with our founder alongside you early on
Own the full search lifecycle: scoping the brief, writing the role, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer and reference checks
Assess candidates properly, from architecture thinking to customer-facing ability
Build proactive talent pipelines for the engineering and FDE roles our clients hire for repeatedly




Advise clients with market data on realistic salaries, timelines and talent availability, and push back when expectations are off
Track pipeline health and time to fill, and use our AI-assisted sourcing and screening tools to move faster than other firms
Shape how the technical desk works, who it serves and how it delights and surpasses client expectations

You’ll probably fit if you
Have a software engineering background with real production experience
Have high agency, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the grit and discipline to deliver exceptional work
Have a record of chasing outcomes without being told to (a side project, a side hustle, a startup, a scrappy promotion)
Communicate well with founders, engineers and customers
Want commercial upside and ownership, not a corporate ladder
Are happy to be on the phone a lot
Bonus: recruitment or agency experience

What you get
$100k base plus uncapped commission. Realistically you should earn $225k in year 1 and $300k in year 2.
Hybrid and versatile working
Direct mentoring from a managing partner with 17 years in SaaS GTM
A path to head the desk and grow a team beneath you

📌 Technical Recruitment Consultant Sydney (Australia)
🏢 Bluebird Talent Asia Pacific
📍 Australia