Technical Interview Specialist & HR Systems Analyst
London, UK
3-Month Contract
Human Resources & Technology
3-Month Contract
3+ Years Experience
Job Description
We're seeking a technically excellent and genuinely personable professional for an initial 3-month contract with strong potential for permanent conversion. Your primary mission is identifying candidates with genuine technical competence and first-principles understanding, while maintaining the positive candidate experience that supports our referral-driven hiring culture.
Responsibilities
- Distinguish real understanding from surface knowledge - separate candidates who grasp underlying concepts from those relying on memorization or AI-generated solutions
- Identify problem-solving capability - assess whether candidates can reason through novel challenges versus only applying familiar patterns
- Evaluate technical depth - determine if candidates have the foundational knowledge to grow and adapt in a complex fintech environment
- Filter efficiently - make confident competence assessments quickly to protect senior engineers' time
- Create screening questions that reveal genuine problem-solving ability and conceptual grasp
- Track screening accuracy - how well do your competence assessments predict final hiring decisions?
- Analyze which background indicators correlate with genuine technical competence
- Implement 1-2 high-impact process improvements to recruiting workflow
- Create documentation and handover materials for sustaining improvements beyond contract period
Requirements
- Computer Science degree - essential for understanding and assessing fundamental CS concepts, algorithms, data structures, and computational thinking
- 3+ years of software development, technical consulting, or technical assessment experience
- Ability to quickly assess technical competence and distinguish real understanding from surface knowledge
- Strong radar for distinguishing between candidates who grasp underlying concepts versus those relying on memorisation or AI-generated solutions
- Strong communication skills for explaining complex concepts and providing constructive feedback
Preferred Qualifications
- Humble and collaborative - recognizes that accurate competence assessment requires team input and continuous calibration
- Genuinely kind - maintains positive interactions even when delivering difficult news about technical gaps
- Team-oriented - works with engineering team to refine what 'competent enough' means for our specific needs
- Strong communicator - explains technical concepts clearly and provides constructive feedback
Benefits & Compensation
- 3-month total: £18k-24k
- Permanent conversion potential: £50k-70k (negotiable based on experience level)
- In-person role (hybrid might be possible but strong preference for in-person)
- Work directly with engineering team to refine hiring standards
- Opportunity to build lasting recruiting processes and systems
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