WhatA recruiting platform that identifies, verifies, and matches open-source contributors with companies hiring for the same tech stacks, using commit history as the primary signal.
SignalA long-time maintainer of a major C++ open-source project with over a decade of contributions can't find a programming job as a new grad — while a commenter immediately reaches out with a job opportunity, showing the matching problem is real and solvable.
Why NowThe junior developer hiring market is brutally competitive post-2024 layoffs, yet companies still struggle to identify genuinely skilled engineers — OSS contribution history is an underused, high-signal credential.
MarketTechnical recruiting is a $30B+ market; companies pay $20-30K per senior hire. Competes with LinkedIn and traditional recruiters who poorly surface OSS contribution quality.
MoatDeep integration with GitHub/GitLab contribution graphs and unique verified skill profiles built from actual code review, not self-reported resumes.
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