GradPipe - Find engineers who never apply by actual github code

The best engineers don't apply. They're invisible to every job board, ATS, and recruiter. We find them anyway. GradPipe parses GitHub at the AST level , actual code, not self-reported skills and ranks 1,400+ builders by real technical depth. 15 engineers placed at YC-backed and hard-tech startups in 4 months. Founders get matched candidates before posting a job. No LeetCode. No resumes. No HR theater. Just signal.

I'm Muhammad, co-founder of GradPipe. Third year undergrad at IIT Bombay. We built this after manually sourcing engineers for startups and realising the same thing every time: the best engineers don't apply anywhere. They're not on job boards. They don't respond to recruiters. They move through private networks most startups can't access. So we built a scoring engine that reads GitHub at the AST level. Not stars. Not followers. Actual code complexity, systems depth, commit trajectory. We call it the Builder Score. 1400+ engineers ranked. 15 hires at YC backed hard tech startups in 4 months. Built by three IIT Bombay founders who were tired of watching great engineers get filtered out by LeetCode theater. We're just getting started. Ask us anything.

I'm Pratham, co-founder of GradPipe.

Hot take: most tech hiring today rewards people who are good at interviews, not people who are good at building.

Great engineers are busy shipping. They're not grinding LeetCode or filling out job applications.

So we asked a simple question:
What if hiring started from actual code instead?

GradPipe analyzes GitHub repositories at the AST level to understand how someone really builds software — architecture, complexity, consistency, evolution of projects.

That becomes the Builder Score.

Startups then discover engineers through proof of work, not resumes.

It's early, but seeing engineers discovered through GradPipe land roles at YC-backed startups has been incredibly validating.

Would love your thoughts, especially if you're a builder who thinks hiring is broken.

GradPipe - Find engineers who never apply by actual github code

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