Contract Technical Recruiter (Engineering)

📍 Remote | Contract (3 months) | UK

Company: Medify

👋 About Us

Medify is on a mission to widen access to medicine and healthcare careers. We support tens of thousands of students globally through high-stakes admissions tests. As we scale our engineering team, we’re looking for an experienced Technical Recruiter to help us hire high-quality Software Engineers efficiently.

🎯 The Role

We’re looking for a highly capable Contract Technical Recruiter to take ownership of our engineering hiring pipeline over the next 3 months.

This is a hands-on role for someone with strong technical understanding who can confidently assess candidate quality early, streamline our hiring process, and ensure a smooth, well-coordinated candidate experience.

You will work closely with hiring managers to vet candidates, conduct initial technical screening, and manage the end-to-end recruitment process.

🧩 Key Responsibilities

• Review and vet CVs for Software Engineering roles, filtering for technical quality
• Conduct initial technical screening interviews to assess candidate suitability
• Own and manage the end-to-end recruitment pipeline (sourcing → offer)
• Coordinate interview stages (e.g. culture, technical) and ensure stakeholder availability
• Act as the central point of coordination across hiring managers and interviewers
• Maintain clean, accurate candidate data and pipeline hygiene
• Drive process efficiency and ensure candidates progress smoothly through stages
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. CTO, Engineering Managers, Recruiters & Talent Manager) on hiring decisions

🧠 About You

• Strong experience recruiting for technical roles (e.g. Software Engineers)
• Sufficient technical knowledge to confidently screen and reject candidates early
• Background as a Technical Recruiter, Engineering Manager, or Tech Lead is highly desirable
• Proven ability to manage and optimise hiring pipelines end-to-end
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable “owning the process”
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, remote environment

💼 Contract Details

• Duration: 3-month freelance contract
• Working model: Remote, flexible
• Compensation: Competitive day rate / fixed contract (benchmarked to experience)

✅ What We Offer

• Opportunity to play a key role in scaling Medify’s engineering team
• High ownership and autonomy in shaping hiring processes
• Collaborative, mission-driven team
• Flexible, remote-first working environment

📩 How to Apply

Please share your CV along with a brief summary of your experience recruiting for technical roles, including any experience screening candidates directly.