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A resume mostly tells you how well someone can market themselves.

Now with AI, anyone can generate a polished CV in minutes.

The bigger issue:
startups usually don’t need “a developer.”
They need someone already deep in their exact domain.

Compiler infra, distributed systems, AI tooling, kernel, embedded, low-level systems…

Those engineers are hard to discover through normal hiring platforms.

That’s partly why I started building Shiftza — to surface engineers through real open-source work instead of resumes.

Also looking for a cofounder who’s interested in this space.

A resume tells you how well someone can market themselves.

Not how well they can actually build.

And now with AI, anyone can generate a polished CV in minutes.

The bigger problem:
most startups don’t need “a developer.”
They need someone already deep in their exact domain.

Compiler infra, distributed systems, AI tooling, kernel, embedded, low-level systems…

Those engineers rarely show up through normal hiring funnels.

The strongest signal is already public:
GitHub, PRs, repos, real open-source work.

Curious how other founders are handling this now.

shiftza

A resume tells you how well someone can market themselves.

Not how well they can actually build.

And now with AI, anyone can generate a polished CV in minutes.

The bigger problem:
most startups don’t need “a developer.”
They need someone already deep in their exact domain.

Compiler infra, distributed systems, AI tooling, kernel, embedded, low-level systems…

Those engineers rarely show up through normal hiring funnels.

The strongest signal is already public:
GitHub, PRs, repos, real open-source work.

Curious how other founders are handling this now.

shiftza

You post a job → get resumes → and just trust whatever’s written.

No real proof.

And now with AI, anyone can look good on paper.

So how do you actually know who can build?

Also, startups don’t just need “a developer.”
They need engineers already working in their exact domain.

Kernel. AI infra. Distributed systems. Embedded. Low-level systems.

Those people are hard to find.

That’s why we’re building shiftza — helping startups discover engineers through verified open-source work instead of resumes.

Would you trust real GitHub work over resumes?

Are you hiring engineers?

Let me tell you a secret. Reaching out to developers with a clear, specific need of your work is the best shortcut for startups.

Hire domain-expert engineers who already understand your domain and shape your product faster than ever.

shiftza