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Hire Like Zed Industries: Watch Real Work, Not LeetCode

Zed hired 2 developers in 2024-2025 by watching their GitHub for 6-10 months. No LeetCode. No whiteboard. Just real work.

One developer got hired with a 977-commit debugger PR over 9 months. That's what got them hired. We automate what Zed does manually—analyzing months of real GitHub work in minutes.

Generate interview questions only the actual developer could answer. Not LeetCode puzzles they memorized.

The best companies skip interviews and watch real work.
We make that possible in minutes instead of months.

The Standard Interview Process is Broken

While Zed hires by watching real work, you're spending $4,700 per hire on broken interviews with LeetCode puzzles that have zero validity research.

$4,700
Cost Per Hire

Engineering time, recruiter hours, and multiple interview rounds add up fast

28
Hours Per Hire

Multiple rounds, technical puzzles, and coordination drain your team

The Best Candidates Walk Away
25% drop out during the interview phase (highest of any hiring stage)
72% abandon processes with poor communication
60% quit if the process feels too rigid or time-consuming

With AI tools making traditional interviews easier to game, companies need evidence-based alternatives more than ever

What if you could see months of real work in 5 minutes?

We analyze GitHub portfolios and PRs to show you what developers actually build. Not LeetCode puzzles. Real work.

Example: Senior Developer (Hired by Zed)

Evidence Extracted:

PR #13433 'Debugger implementation' - 977 commits - 25,837 lines - Zed's most requested feature

Generated Question:

"Walk me through your experience with the Debugger implementation PR #13433—how did you approach taking on this 977-commit, 25,837-line feature that was Zed's most requested capability?"

📍 Category: technical • Context: KEY HIRING SIGNAL - most substantial contribution

Example: Junior Developer

Evidence Extracted:

223 commits in 22 days • Python exclusively • 'Programmig_PYTHON_SoftUni' repository (97% of all public activity)

Generated Question:

"Your 'Programmig_PYTHON_SoftUni' repository shows 223 commits over 22 days, which suggests intensive learning. Walk me through how you approached learning Python fundamentals and what your typical development workflow looked like during this period."

📍 Category: learning-agility • Context: Reveals ability to onboard onto new systems

Both examples generate questions only the actual developer could answer. Not LeetCode puzzles they memorized.

See Exiqus in Action

Watch how Exiqus transforms GitHub portfolios into evidence-based hiring insights in under 3 minutes.

Portfolio Analysis → Candidate Hub Demo

Full workflow walkthrough

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Portfolio Analysis

Analyze complete GitHub portfolios with AI-powered insights

PR Deep Dives

Extract evidence from real pull request contributions

Candidate Hub

Unified dashboard for all candidate analysis and insights

See It In Action

Beautiful, Insightful Analysis

Every analysis delivers clear, evidence-based insights presented in a stunning, intuitive interface

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Candidate Intelligence Hub

Centralized dashboard for all candidate analyses. Track portfolio reviews, PR deep-dives, and analysis history in one unified interface.

Manage all candidate analyses from a single command center

Track Every Candidate

Unified dashboard showing all portfolio and PR analyses per candidate

Real Work Evidence

Analyze actual code contributions, not coding puzzle performance

Context-Aware Interviews

Smart questions generated from each candidate's actual work and tech stack

Ready to see your own repositories analyzed?

Try It Free

How Evidence Becomes Insight

We turn GitHub portfolios into structured evidence and contextual interview questions. No scores, no grades—just facts about real work.

1

Enter GitHub Username

Enter a candidate's GitHub username to analyse their real contributions and code

2

Select Context & Role

Choose your hiring context (Startup, Enterprise, Agency, or Open Source) and role level (Junior, Mid, or Senior) for tailored insights

3

Get Candidate Insights

Deep portfolio intelligence, PR analysis, and evidence-based interview questions—all grounded in real work, not test scores

Ready to revolutionize your technical hiring process?

Evidence Over Inference. Facts Over Feelings.

Analyze complete developer portfolios through Portfolio Analysis, PR contributions, and repository deep dives—all grounded in observable work.

Evidence-Based Analysis

Get comprehensive insights based on actual code patterns, not arbitrary scores.

Context-Aware Insights

Choose from Startup, Enterprise, Agency, or Open Source contexts for tailored analysis.

Secure Analysis

Your repository data is analyzed securely and never stored permanently.

Deep Code Analysis

Understand code quality, patterns, and architectural decisions.

Pattern Recognition

Identify coding patterns, best practices, and areas of expertise.

AI-Generated Questions

Get targeted interview questions based on the code analysis.

Technology Detection

Automatically identify frameworks, languages, and tools used.

Growth Identification

Identify technical strengths and areas for potential growth.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Start free and scale as your hiring needs grow

Free

$0/month

3 repo deep dives

  • Basic evidence patterns
  • Public repos only
  • Try the platform

Starter

$49/month

10 candidates/mo

  • Portfolio + PR Analysis
  • 10 repo deep dives/mo
  • All contexts & roles
  • Evidence-based insights

Growth

$199/month

50 candidates/mo

  • Everything in Starter
  • 50 repo deep dives/mo
  • Interview questions
  • Priority support

Scale

$499/month

200 candidates/mo

  • Everything in Growth
  • 200 repo deep dives/mo
  • Premium AI model (deeper insights)
  • Dedicated support

Stop Guessing Through Puzzles. Start Hiring Through Evidence.

Every great hire leaves evidence. Exiqus makes it visible.