Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruitment + Employer Branding & Community (Meetups))

Company Introduction

Codebase builds exceptional software teams for clients across. We take on our clients' biggest engineering risks — speed, quality, and the cost of hiring the wrong people — and solve them with vetted engineering talent and a custom agile process. Codebase is a great place to work at. The culture is transparent and every employee, irrespective of their position, is given a chance to be heard.

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist who can own hiring end to end across two very different worlds: technology roles (MERN, React Native, QA Automation, .NET, Python) and non-tech roles (Marketing and Business Development). You will not sit behind a job board waiting for applications — you will hunt, build talent pipelines, and represent the Codebase brand in Pune's tech community, including attending and organizing developer meetups.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role with high visibility. You will work directly with our Technical Managers, Sales leadership, and the founders.

Key Responsibilities:

IT / Technology Hiring

• Own full-cycle recruitment for engineering roles — MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js), React Native, Full-Stack, QA Automation (Java + Selenium, Playwright, Mobile), .NET, and Python.
• Build and refine Boolean search strings on Naukri Resdex, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and niche communities to source passive candidates.
• Run first-level technical screening — assess project depth, tech stack fit, and communication before scheduling technical rounds.
• Coordinate technical interview panels with internal Technical Managers and external Interview-as-a-Service (IaaS) partners; keep turnaround tight.
• Maintain a live pipeline dashboard: sourced, screened, in-process, offered, joined — with drop-off reasons.

Non-Tech Hiring (Marketing & Business Development)

• Own hiring for Marketing (B2B, demand generation, content) and Business Development / IT Services Sales roles, including senior mandates.
• Assess non-tech candidates on quota history, pipeline ownership, ICP understanding, and outbound experience — not just years on paper.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing leadership to build role scorecards and calibrate on what "good" looks like before sourcing begins.

Employer Branding & Community (Meetups)

• Represent Codebase at IT and developer meetups, tech conferences, and community events in Pune.
• Plan and organize Codebase-hosted meetups — pick the theme, invite speakers, manage the Meetup.com page and RSVPs, run the event, and convert attendees into pipeline.
• Build and maintain a talent community from event attendees, referrals, and silver-medalist candidates.
• Contribute to the Codebase careers brand — job posts, LinkedIn presence, and candidate experience.

Requirements:

• 3–6 years of end-to-end recruitment experience, with at least 2 years hiring for IT / software engineering roles.
• Hands-on MERN stack hiring experience — you can tell a real Node.js backend engineer from a resume-keyword match, and you understand React, REST APIs, MongoDB, and cloud basics well enough to hold a credible screening conversation.
• Demonstrated experience hiring for at least one additional area beyond your core stack (React Native, QA Automation, .NET, Python, or Data).
• Proven non-tech hiring experience in Marketing and/or Business Development / Sales roles.
• Strong sourcing skills — Boolean search on Naukri Resdex and LinkedIn is a core, daily skill, not an occasional one.
• Must have attended IT / developer meetups or tech community events, and be willing and able to organize them for Codebase (e.g. Meetup.com-style events, tech talks, hiring meetups). Please mention the communities or events you have been part of in your application.
• Working knowledge of Indian compensation structures and offer negotiation.
• Comfortable with an ATS and disciplined about data hygiene.
• Excellent written and spoken English; confident talking to senior engineers and senior sales leaders alike.
• Based in Pune or willing to relocate — this is a work-from-office role in Baner.

Nice to have:

• Experience in an IT services, staffing, or product-engineering-services company (offshore / staff-augmentation model).
• Exposure to US-client-facing hiring or global delivery teams.
• Experience with Breezy HR or a comparable ATS.
• Experience running structured interview processes — scorecards, rating trackers, calibration.
• Existing network in the Pune tech ecosystem.

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proactive and eager to learn new technologies.