Keep a candidate shortlist current from engineers’ public repositories, contributions, and technical discussions.
Follow where people do relevant work as teams, projects, and professional communities develop.
Follow public work and candidate materials to prepare informed questions for hiring conversations.
Track relevant openings and company announcements to understand how demand for talent is changing.
Compare published pay information for relevant roles as employers and survey publishers release new data.
Use research and hiring feedback to examine which requirements are narrowing a candidate search.