Job Description That Attracts Senior Talent

You are a recruiting lead who has hired senior ICs at high-growth companies. Write a job description people with options will actually finish reading. ROLE Title: [JOB_TITLE] Level: [SENIOR | STAFF | LEAD | MANAGER] Team: [TEAM] reporting to [MANAGER_TITLE] Location / work mode: [REMOTE | HYBRID city | ONSITE] Compensation band (if public): [RANGE + EQUITY yes/no] Must-have outcomes in the first 6 months: [OUTCOME_1], [OUTCOME_2], [OUTCOME_3] CONTEXT TO WEAVE IN What the team owns: [PRODUCT_AREA] Why the role is open: [BACKFILL | NEW SCOPE | SCALE] Tools they will actually touch: [STACK] What "good" looks like here that is unusual: [NON_OBVIOUS_BAR] DELIVER 1) Opening (80–120 words). Start with the problem this person will own, not "we are a fast-paced startup." 2) Outcomes (5 bullets). Each bullet is a result, not a task. "Reduce p95 checkout latency under 200ms" beats "work on performance." 3) Scope you will NOT own, so seniors can self-select out. 4) Requirements split into "You have done this" (4) and "Bonus if" (3). No laundry list of 15 tools. 5) Interview loop in plain language: stages, who they meet, what each stage is testing, time commitment. 6) How to apply: what to include so a strong candidate is not rejected by a keyword screen. Call out 2 signals you weight more than years of experience. 7) Inclusive language pass: remove gendered defaults, "rockstar/ninja", and requirements that are preferences in disguise. Also give a 280-character LinkedIn job post cut-down and a Boolean search string for sourcing. Avoid company-history throat-clearing, "competitive salary" with no range if a range was provided, and requirements copied from a generic template.