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# Recruiting Sourcer - Europe at Cognition

- **Company:** [Cognition](https://feeny.ai/companies/cognition)
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cognition/262e48e9-68b6-49bf-ab4e-76ea6cd7b41a

## Job description

We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents. We're the makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. Our team is extremely talent-dense. Among our founding team, we have world-class competitive programmers, former founders, and leaders from companies at the cutting edge of AI including Scale AI, Palantir, Cursor, Waymo, Tesla, Lunchclub, Modal, Google DeepMind, and Nuro. Building Devin is just the first step—our hardest challenges still lie ahead. If you’re excited to solve some of the world’s biggest problems and build AI that can reason on real-world tasks, apply to join us.

## About The Role

We are hiring a Recruiting Sourcer to join our EMEA Talent team, based in London. This is an in-office role. You will own the top of the funnel for hiring across the region, partnering closely with recruiters and hiring managers to find, engage and convert exceptional people who aren't looking for us yet. You will be expected to operate with urgency, creativity and high judgment. You will not simply run searches. You will build our outbound engine: mapping markets, mining our networks, showing up where great people are and turning cold prospects into engaged candidates. The ideal person is a curious, resourceful hunter who measures success by pipeline quality, not volume, and knows how to create momentum in ambiguous, fast-moving markets.

## What You’ll Do

- Own outbound sourcing across our EMEA hiring priorities, with a focus on technical roles.
- Build deep talent maps across enterprise software, AI, developer tools, cloud, infrastructure and high-growth technology companies.
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to calibrate on profiles early, then iterate quickly based on feedback and conversion data.
- Use the full sourcing toolkit (LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox, Boolean and X-ray search, GitHub, communities) and go beyond it with creative strategies that reach people others miss.
- Run referral mining: work systematically through our team's, investors' and alumni networks to uncover warm paths to top candidates.
- Plan, host and attend recruiting events, meetups and networking events, and turn them into qualified pipeline.
- Write sharp, personalised outreach that represents Cognition's story with clarity, credibility and energy, and keep testing what works.
- Engage passive candidates and run first-call qualifying screens, handing recruiters warm, qualified, well-briefed candidates.
- Track and report on top-of-funnel metrics (response rates, pass-through rates, source of hire) and use them to keep raising pipeline quality.
- Build and maintain talent pools in Ashby for recurring and future roles.
- Work closely with international talent leadership to share what works and build scalable sourcing muscle across EMEA.

## What We’re Looking For

- Proven sourcing experience at high-growth technology companies, ideally with a focus on technical roles.
- Strong understanding of enterprise software, SaaS, AI, infrastructure, developer tools or cloud markets.
- Mastery of modern sourcing tools and techniques (e.g. LinkedIn Recruiter, Juicebox), and the curiosity to keep adopting new ones, especially AI-powered tools.
- Confidence running first-call qualifying screens and pitching the opportunity to passive candidates.
- Creative instincts: you find candidates through communities, events, content, referrals and networks, not just databases.
- Outreach that gets replies: concise, personalised and compelling.
- Experience sourcing across multiple EMEA markets, with an understanding of local market dynamics.
- A data-driven approach: you know your funnel numbers and use them to improve.
- Strong partnership skills with the confidence to push back on and calibrate with recruiters and hiring managers.
- High agency, high ownership and strong attention to detail.
- Comfort operating in a fast-changing, 0 to 1 environment.
- A builder mindset: you improve the system while delivering the work.
- Based in, or willing to relocate to, London, and comfortable working from our London office.

What Makes You Stand Out

- You have sourced for early teams in new international markets.
- You have sourced for frontier AI, developer tools, infrastructure, cloud or enterprise software companies.
- You have built or run a referral programme or recruiting event series that led directly to hires.
- You already have a strong network in the London and European tech ecosystem.
- You have built your own sourcing workflows or automations using AI tools.
- You care deeply about quality, not just volume.

Our Commitment Equal Opportunity. Cognition is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process - please let us know if you need any. Cognition also considers applicants with criminal histories consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance and similar local laws. Data Privacy and Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our [Global Applicant and Job Candidate Privacy Notice](https://cognition.com/documents/Cognition-Global-Applicant-and-Job-Candidate-Privacy-Notice.pdf). For US applicants, by submitting your application, you agree to the [Applicant Arbitration Agreement](https://cognition.com/documents/Cognition-Applicant-Arbitration-Agreement.pdf).

## About Cognition

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cognition is an applied AI lab that operates Devin, the first autonomous AI software engineer capable of planning, writing, testing, and shipping production code.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D – latest funding round closed ~June 2026)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (550 Third Street)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed in available sources; the founding team includes multiple IOI gold medalists and builders from Google DeepMind, Scale AI, Cursor, and Waymo.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Artificial Intelligence / Software Engineering
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily large enterprises and government institutions (“some of the largest and most complex institutions in the world”)
- **Mission**: “To expand human capacity — not by replacing meaningful work but by working alongside people as an exponential collaborator, helping them think deeper and move faster.”

## Products & Services
- **[Devin](https://cognition.ai/)**: An autonomous AI software engineer that plans, writes, tests, and ships production code. It integrates with existing codebases and toolchains. Available as a cloud platform and via Devin Desktop. Deployed at major enterprises and government agencies.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $1.596B (implied by latest Series D round, ~June 2026) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $1.596B (Series D) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai) *(Note: The company’s own website previously stated “over $400M” raised; CB Insights reports a higher total as of mid-2026.)*
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8VC, Bain Capital Ventures, Avenir, Elad Gil, and 42+ others [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Rapid global expansion with offices in San Francisco, New York, Austin, Washington D.C., London, Singapore, Tokyo, and more.
  - Launched “Cognition for Government” (Feb 2026) and an “AI Productivity Guarantee” (June 2026).
  - Named a Highflier in the AI 100 (2024) by CB Insights.
  - Active hiring across Sales, Customer Engineering, R&D, Marketing, and GTM roles in multiple regions.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in autonomous AI software engineering** – Devin is widely recognized as the first AI agent that can independently complete end-to-end software tasks.
- **Elite founding team** – 10 IOI gold medals; alumni from DeepMind, Scale AI, Cursor, Waymo, Nuro, etc. Of the initial 35 team members, 21 had previously founded a company.
- **Massive capital backing** – Over $1.5B raised enables aggressive R&D and go-to-market expansion.
- **Enterprise traction** – Deployed at “some of the largest and most complex institutions in the world,” including government agencies.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepening autonomous reasoning** – Continuously improving Devin’s ability to handle complex, multi-step engineering tasks (e.g., FrontierCode benchmark).
- **Global scale** – Building out sales and deployment teams in APAC, Europe, LATAM, and the Middle East.
- **Government & regulated sectors** – Dedicated federal team and FedRAMP-oriented offerings (e.g., “Cognition for Government”).
- **Product ecosystem** – Expanding from cloud to desktop and offering productivity guarantees to reduce customer risk.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Talent-dense,” interdisciplinary, low-ego, and urgency-driven. The team works on “the hardest problems in AI” and values shipping real impact.
- **Work model**: Hybrid/office-first with major hubs in San Francisco, New York, Austin, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and others. Many roles list specific locations, suggesting in-office presence is expected.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance; unlimited PTO; meals in primary offices; wellness stipend; commuter benefits; 401(k); HSA/FSA; fertility and family building support.
- **Engineering culture**: Strong emphasis on applied AI, customer proximity (“we work alongside our customers”), and building infrastructure that redefines software engineering.

## Sources
1. [cognition.ai](https://cognition.ai/) – Company homepage and product overview
2. [cognition.ai/careers](https://cognition.ai/careers) – Careers page with benefits and open roles
3. [cognition.ai/about](https://cognition.ai/about) – About page with team background and principles
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai) – Funding, valuation, and competitor data

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- [Recruiting Coordinator - UK](https://feeny.ai/job/recruiting-coordinator-uk-cognition-london-1b21qqdyrtgx) — London, United Kingdom
- [Recruiter - Europe](https://feeny.ai/job/recruiter-europe-cognition-london-sktykgymaxm7) — London, United Kingdom
- [Technical Recruiter - Japan](https://feeny.ai/job/technical-recruiter-japan-cognition-tokyo-41tzzsch4jmp) — Tokyo, Japan
- [Technical Recruiter - APAC](https://feeny.ai/job/technical-recruiter-apac-cognition-singapore-am9yr3etcfwt) — Singapore
- [Head of Analyst Relations](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-analyst-relations-cognition-san-francisco-mf8dkbsf5cc2) — San Francisco, CA
- [Partner Director - US](https://feeny.ai/job/partner-director-us-cognition-san-francisco-g0s2zqh4b27z) — San Francisco, CA / Austin, TX / New York, NY
- [Partner Director (LATAM)](https://feeny.ai/job/partner-director-latam-cognition-sao-paulo-6cf8rd2xr30z) — São Paulo, Brazil
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