shiftza
Evidence-based sourcing

Find engineers alreadybuilding in your domain.

Shiftza scans thousands of GitHub profiles to surface engineers proven by their work—not resumes. Search your domain and find who's already building in it.

›EVIDENCE SIGNALS[1/7]

All the signals
to find the perfect
engineer for your team.

Focused evidence for sourcing, ranking, and outreaching developers — built on public GitHub data.

Repository Scanner
TypeScript
45%
Python
28%
Go
18%
Rust
9%
ReactNext.jsFastAPITensorFlowDockerK8s
Contribution Depth
Signal 01 / 06

Repository Footprint

Find engineers already building in your stack. No training months — they contribute from day one.

›HOW IT WORKS[2/7]
›TRY SHIFTZA[3/7]

On any GitHub profile, edit the URL in your browser — add shift before github.com and hit enter.

No sign-up. Works on any public profile.

01 / TRY

Turn any GitHub profile into a detailed engineer report.

Add “shift” before any GitHub URL to discover what an engineer actually builds, the technologies they use, and where they have real expertise — beyond commits, pull requests, stars, and lines of code.

Try it:  https://shiftshiftgithub.com/
GitHub
github.com/technicalpickles
Josh Nichols
technicalpickles
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Staff Engineer for @Gusto, Principal Whimsy Engineer for myself. Hobby hobbyist, husband, father, he/him

411 repos1.1k followers203 following
Pinned
hubot
JavaScript 16.8k
jeweler
Ruby 1.5k
dotfiles
Shell 24
pager_duty-connection
Ruby 32
›SHIFTZA VS MARKET[4/7]

We don't think resumes tell the full story.

But we lead every major signal anyway. Shiftza ranks #1 on evidence depth, search speed, and domain specificity vs. every alternative.

EVIDENCE DEPTH
Like actual code, not self-reporting.
Shiftza
LinkedIn
Traditional Sourcing
SEARCH SPEED
10× faster than manual sourcing.
Shiftza
Manual
LinkedIn
FEATURE
BEST

⚡ Shiftza
GitHubLinkedIn
Finds the Best Engineers for Your Domain✗✗
Search by Hiring ProblemLimited✗
Matches by Proven Engineering Work✗✗
Explains Why Every Engineer Matches✗✗
Turns GitHub Activity into Hiring IntelligenceRaw Data Only✗
Understands Real Engineering WorkRaw Data Only✗
Ranks Engineers by Domain Fit✗✗
Finds Passive Engineers✗✗
Discovers Engineers Outside Your Network✗Limited
Hiring-Ready Evidence Profiles✗Self-Reported
Personalized Outreach✗✗
Manual Screening RequiredLowVery HighHigh
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›BUILT FOR[5/7]

Best for speed, quality and fit.
Or configurable for each team.

ALL USE CASES
STARTUPS
Find domain experts before anyone else.

Early-stage teams can't afford bad hires. Shiftza surfaces engineers actively building in your exact stack.

BUILT FOR
YC-backedSeed teamsFounders
SCALE-UPS
Replace screening calls with evidence.

Skip the first three interview rounds. Shiftza's scorecard tells you more than a 45-minute call.

BUILT FOR
Series ASeries BGrowth-stage
AGENCIES
Deliver verified talent faster.

Close roles in days, not weeks. Evidence-based profiles mean fewer misfires, more placements.

BUILT FOR
Tech recruitersStaffing firmsRPO
REMOTE TEAMS
Source globally, rank by domain.

GitHub is borderless. Shiftza finds the right engineer anywhere — ranked by what they've actually shipped.

BUILT FOR
Global teamsAsync-firstDistributed
›RESULTS[6/7]
EA

“Early Access”

shiftza·Early Access Developer Sourcing Platform, Verified Proof-of-Work Sourcing
Shiftza vs Manual Sourcing
Time-to-shortlist (days)
2d
Shiftza
14d
Manual
7×
Faster shortlisting
Compared to manual sourcing baseline
›FAQ[7/7]

Common questions,
honest answers.

Shiftza ranks engineers using five signals: semantic relevance (how closely their code matches your query), contribution depth (core logic vs. documentation changes), project popularity (stars, forks, and production usage of repositories they contributed to), recency (active contributions weighted higher than old code), and ownership (maintainers ranked above occasional pull request authors). Each score is computed per-query so rankings reflect your exact search context — not a generic developer score.
Shiftza reads only public repository data — repos, commits, pull requests, issues, and profile metadata. We parse source code using a custom AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) pipeline to understand what the code actually does, not just keywords. We never access private repositories or authentication tokens without explicit opt-in consent.
Your searches are private by default — we don't share or sell your queries to any third party. Full search analytics and audit logs are something we're actively building and will be available soon.
Right now Shiftza indexes GitHub, which holds the largest public developer footprint in the world. GitLab and Bitbucket support is on our roadmap and actively being worked on. If an engineer has no public code presence, they won't appear in Shiftza — that's by design. We're a proof-of-work platform.
The free plan includes limited searches, limited profile views, and up to 3 outreach emails per day — no credit card required. For unlimited searches, bulk export, and team seats, see our Team plan on the pricing page.
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How it works.

Four evidence signals, one ranked shortlist. Search, analyze, rank — then a fifth step that makes the previous four worth the effort.

01 / SEARCH
Who are you looking for?

Search in natural language, add your requirements manually, or paste a job description to get started.

02 / UNDERSTAND
AI understands your hiring intent.

Shiftza translates your request into technical concepts and identifies the open-source repositories where similar work has been built.

03 / DISCOVER
Find and rank the right engineers.

Shiftza discovers relevant contributors, filters them, ranks them by relevance, and identifies engineers with proven domain expertise.

04 / VERIFY
Surface engineers proven by their work.

Every recommendation is based on real GitHub contributions—not resumes or self-reported skills.

05 / OUTREACH
Generate personalized outreach.

Create outreach emails tailored to each engineer's actual work. No templates, no guesswork—every message feels personal and relevant.

06 / Share Profile
Generate your GitHub report.

A living profile of your engineering work. Show what you've built, shipped, and contributed to with a shareable GitHub report or downloadable profile card.