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How is SeekOut's GitHub search different?

GitHub hosts millions of coder profiles, but finding candidates there is challenging.

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Written by Tirlochan Arora
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Why GitHub Matters

GitHub is one of the most popular platforms for deeply technical engineers to share and collaborate on code. While it hosts millions of developer profiles, sourcing candidates directly from GitHub can be challenging:

  • It’s hard to distinguish between developers who’ve made meaningful contributions and those who’ve simply forked repositories without adding original work.

  • Most profiles lack basic information like location, current employer, or contact details.

  • Understanding a user’s interests or the type of code they’ve written often requires extensive manual digging.

How SeekOut Makes GitHub Sourcing Easier

SeekOut’s GitHub search is designed to solve these challenges and help you source technical talent more efficiently. Here’s how:

  • Repository Indexing: We index the descriptions and metadata of all GitHub repositories to understand what each project is about, how widely it’s used, and how influential it is.

  • Contribution Analysis: Every code contribution is analyzed to measure its impact. We look at factors like the size and visibility of the project, how many contributors are involved, and whether the code was reused or forked by others.

  • Coder Scoring: Each GitHub member is rated based on their overall coding ability and proficiency in specific programming languages.
    ➡️ See article What is Coder Score and How is it Calculated

  • Profile Enrichment: We merge GitHub data with publicly available sources like LinkedIn to provide a fuller picture of each candidate’s skills, experience, education, location, and current company.

By combining deep technical insights with enriched profile data, SeekOut helps you find and evaluate top engineering talent on GitHub—without the guesswork or manual effort.

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