👥 Recruiting
Engineering Role — GitHub Sourced
For sourcing engineers via GitHub contributions, open source work, or technical blog posts. Most effective recruiting email for technical candidates.
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The template
Subject: Your {{tech_stack}} work caught my eye
Hi {{first_name}},
I saw your contributions to {{open_source_project_or_github}} — the way you handled {{specific_technical_decision}} was impressive.
We're building {{what_you_are_building}} at {{your_company}} with a similar stack. We have a {{role}} opening that involves {{technical_challenge}}.
The team is small ({{team_size}}) so there's a lot of ownership. {{relevant_perk}} is part of the package.
Interested in hearing more?
{{sender_name}}How to use it: Replace all {{placeholder}} variables with specific details before sending. The more specific your replacements, the higher your reply rate.
Personalization tips
- 01Reference specific technical work — a commit, a library, a blog post.
- 02Do not lead with compensation — lead with technical challenge and ownership.
- 03Small team size and ownership are compelling to senior engineers.
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