Technical Vetting Contractor

OfferZen is seeking experienced technical leaders and managers in South Africa to contribute to their innovative Code Council as Technical Vetting Contractors. This role is an opportunity to leverage your extensive hiring expertise to uplift the South African tech landscape, assisting developers in finding meaningful career paths. By joining the Code Council, you'll be actively involved in upholding the quality and fairness of the hiring process for tech professionals.

About the Vetting Role

As a Technical Vetting Contractor, your primary contribution will be to rigorously assess candidates navigating OfferZen's platform. This involves a multi-faceted approach to evaluating technical proficiency. You will meticulously review AI-generated assessments tailored for specific roles, scrutinising candidate submissions to ensure they meet high standards. Following the assessment review, you'll conduct in-depth technical interviews with candidates who successfully pass the initial screening. The goal is to gain a comprehensive understanding of their technical capabilities and problem-solving methodologies.

Your role extends beyond just evaluation; you'll be instrumental in shaping the candidate's journey. This includes providing detailed written summaries of each candidate, offering insights that will be presented to prospective employers. Furthermore, you'll be a key stakeholder in refining OfferZen's vetting procedures. This involves providing constructive feedback to the Head of Technical Vetting on the effectiveness and rigour of the current assessment and interview processes. A collaborative spirit will also see you working alongside the product team to suggest and implement improvements to the platform's tools and insights related to technical vetting. Maintaining clear and consistent standards is crucial, so you'll also assist in documenting and upholding guidelines for assessments, scoring criteria, and candidate summaries.

What You'll Contribute

OfferZen is looking for individuals who possess a keen eye for technical talent and a commitment to professional development within the tech community.

Your responsibilities will encompass:

• Performing thorough technical vetting of candidates.
• Reviewing AI-generated technical assessments designed for various roles.
• Evaluating and grading candidate submissions for technical assignments.
• Conducting structured technical interviews with candidates who have successfully completed assessments.
• Compiling comprehensive written summaries of candidates for submission to clients.
• Offering feedback to the Head of Technical Vetting regarding the efficacy and robustness of the technical vetting programme.
• Collaborating with the product development team to enhance the platform's vetting tools and analytical capabilities.
• Developing and maintaining documentation for assessment protocols, grading frameworks, and candidate summary procedures.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• **Exceptional Technical Judgement:** A strong ability to accurately evaluate assignment submissions and conduct insightful technical interviews across a range of technology stacks.
• **Meticulous Attention to Detail:** A capacity for producing high-quality assessments and summaries, coupled with the ability to detect subtle yet critical indicators of technical skill and communication aptitude.
• **Proficient Interviewing Skills:** The capability to lead structured technical interviews that effectively gauge both technical expertise and problem-solving approaches.
• **Extensive Experience:** A minimum of 5 years of experience in senior technical roles, specifically as Senior Software Engineers, Technical Leads, or Engineering Managers.

OfferZen is particularly interested in professionals with experience in C++, C#/.NET, MERN stack, Golang, Data Engineering (or Lead/Managerial roles), Data Science (or Lead/Managerial roles), Data Analysis (or Lead/Managerial roles), and DevOps/Platform Engineering (or Lead/Managerial roles). Demonstrable experience in conducting numerous technical interviews and reviewing assessments is essential, alongside a proven track record of identifying high-calibre candidates.

This is a flexible, contract-based opportunity, allowing you to determine your commitment – whether that's one assessment per week or more. If you're passionate about raising the standard of technical hiring and thrive in a community that values quality, fairness, and excellent engineering practices, this role offers a rewarding way to contribute your expertise.

In South Africa, technical vetting roles like these are typically compensated on a per-assessment or per-interview basis, often reflecting the seniority and specialist skills required. Employers engaging such contractors range from established recruitment agencies and tech consultancies to tech companies that build their recruitment capacity internally. Opportunity for growth often lies in specialising further in specific tech domains or expanding into process improvement and training for vetting teams.

• Technical assessment ability: Strong judgment in evaluating assignment submissions and conducting technical interviews across multiple tech stacks.
• Attention to detail: Accurate, high-quality assessments and summaries. Identifies subtle signals in technical skills (eg: code, process flow, automation) and communication.
• Interviewing skills: Can run structured technical interviews that assess both hard skills and problem-solving approaches.
• 5+ years as a senior tech professional, we're on the lookout for:
  • Senior Software Engineers, Leads or Managers with experience in C++, and/or, C#/.NET, and/or MERN stack, and/or Golang
  • Senior Data Engineers (or Leads, Managers)
  • Senior Data Scientists, Data Analysts (or Leads, Managers)
  • Senior DevOps / Platform Engineers (or Leads, Managers)
• Extensive experience conducting technical interviews and reviewing assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to identify high-quality candidates.