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NabilChiheb
Hey HN
After years working in software engineering and helping with hiring, I noticed a frustrating pattern:
Companies often rely on résumés and LinkedIn titles to find developers instead of looking at what they've actually built.
So I built GitMatcher.
It analyzes GitHub profiles to surface developers based on:
Their public repos
Commit history
Originality and usefulness of code
Patterns that show consistency and real skill
No keywords. No job titles. Just code.
GitMatcher is useful if you're:
Comments URL: Show HN: I Built a Tool to Find Devs Based on Code, Not LinkedIn Titles | Hacker News
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After years working in software engineering and helping with hiring, I noticed a frustrating pattern:
Companies often rely on résumés and LinkedIn titles to find developers instead of looking at what they've actually built.
So I built GitMatcher.
It analyzes GitHub profiles to surface developers based on:
Their public repos
Commit history
Originality and usefulness of code
Patterns that show consistency and real skill
No keywords. No job titles. Just code.
GitMatcher is useful if you're:
- A recruiter tired of resume roulette
- A founder looking for a technical co-founder
- An OSS maintainer searching for genuine contributors
Comments URL: Show HN: I Built a Tool to Find Devs Based on Code, Not LinkedIn Titles | Hacker News
Points: 37
# Comments: 28
Continue reading...