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Sourcing & outreachHow to source software engineers on GitHub: a practical guideA step-by-step method to find engineers on GitHub: turn the role into code signals, search projects before people, read a profile in five minutes, and reach out the right way.
Sourcing & outreachGitHub or LinkedIn: where to find the engineers you want to hireLinkedIn shows what engineers say about their career, GitHub shows what they built. Who you find on each, what each signal is worth, and how to use both on one role.
Hiring signalsDegrees no longer prove much. The work still does.A professor finds 68% of his students cheat with AI and warns that employers will trust degrees less. What to read instead when hiring engineers.
Sourcing & outreachCursor doesn't hire for roles. It hires people.At Cursor, looking for a job is not a requirement for getting an offer. What their hiring says about finding engineers who are never on the market.

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