The Secret Recruiters Don’t Share: Deep Lookup GitHub Sourcing

🧠 How AI-powered prompts are helping recruiters quietly win the sourcing game

It starts the way it always does— You’ve got a Java role to close, the deadline is yesterday, and your LinkedIn filters are bringing up every profile except the ones who actually code. You try GitHub. You type. You scroll. You second-guess every repo’s relevance. Before you know it, two hours are gone, and you’ve got zero qualified leads.

Now, imagine doing all of that with a single prompt.

That’s what Deep Lookup GitHub Sourcing offers—and surprisingly, most recruiters haven’t caught on yet.

“The best way to get ahead? Stop doing what everyone else is doing.” —Unknown recruiter who always hires first.

In this article, you’ll learn:

• ✅ How to use Deep Lookup to find genuine developer profiles from GitHub.

• ✅ The exact prompts top recruiters are using to source Java, .NET, and full stack devs in NYC.

• ✅ How to modify prompts to target other roles and geographies.

• ✅ Tips to cut sourcing time by 60–70%—without compromising quality.

Why this matters now more than ever

Hiring mid-level developers today is like looking for clean code in a legacy monolith—it’s frustrating, slow, and often redundant. Especially when you’re dealing with IT services candidates who rarely market themselves well on public platforms.

Yet these candidates exist.

They’re writing clean code. They’re pushing repos. But unless you know exactly how to find them, you're stuck relying on outbound InMails and hoping for the best.

That’s where Deep Lookup GitHub Sourcing steps in—an AI-powered research tool by Bright Data that lets you search real developers based on stack, experience, location, GitHub activity, and more. Think of it as a recruiter’s X-ray vision—finally pointed in the right direction.

5 Deep Lookup Prompts Recruiters Swear By

These are the exact prompts used by recruitment teams to find genuine, code-pushing developers in New York City with 3–9 years of experience.

🔍 Prompt 1: Java Developers in NYC from IT Services Companies

Find all Java developers currently working at IT services companies and based in New York City with 3–9 years of experience and active GitHub profiles. Show: person name, current job title, company name, years of experience, GitHub URL, LinkedIn URL, last active GitHub repo, location.

🔍 Prompt 2: .NET Engineers with GitHub Activity in New York

Find all .NET developers with 3–9 years of experience currently working in IT services firms in New York City and maintaining public GitHub repositories. Show: person name, GitHub profile URL, number of public repos, last repo language, current employer, job title, LinkedIn URL.

🔍 Prompt 3: Full Stack Engineers (React + Node/.NET) in NYC

Find all full stack developers based in NYC with 3–9 years of experience in IT services companies using either React + Node.js or React + .NET stack, and contributing to GitHub. Show: person name, GitHub URL, top technologies used, LinkedIn URL, company name, current role, years of experience, last GitHub commit date.

🔍 Prompt 4: Mid-Level Developers with Java or .NET Background

Find all software engineers with 3 to 9 years of experience in Java or .NET, working at New York City-based IT services companies and with GitHub projects posted in the last 6 months. Show: person name, GitHub handle, top repository language, current employer, LinkedIn URL, years of experience, city.

🔍 Prompt 5: Sourcing NYC Engineers by Stack and GitHub Activity

Find all software developers in NYC with 3–9 years of experience in full stack development (.NET, Java, React, or Node.js), currently employed in IT services, and actively contributing to GitHub. Show: full name, GitHub username, GitHub repo count, recent tech used, job title, employer name, LinkedIn profile.

Beyond these prompts: How to adapt for other roles

Once you’ve nailed the art of Deep Lookup GitHub Sourcing for NYC mid-levels, the possibilities grow fast:

• ✨ Swap Java/.NET with Python, Golang, or TypeScript to source by tech stack.

• 🌍 Replace “New York City” with Toronto, Austin, or Bengaluru to go global.

• 📅 Tweak experience range to 0–3 years for fresh grads or 10+ for tech leads.

The magic lies in the filters—and Deep Lookup allows layered, natural-language filtering with zero Boolean gymnastics.

Trusted Sources. Real Data. No Guesswork.

Unlike traditional scraping or list-buying tools, Deep Lookup draws data from verifiable sources like GitHub profiles, LinkedIn summaries, and company tech stacks—curated and cross-verified using Bright Data’s trusted infrastructure.

You’re not gambling on self-reported skills. You’re seeing what developers actually do, based on public contribution, language history, and activity trends.

No more guessing if “.NET” means WebForms or Blazor. No more generic profiles with no GitHub links. No more sending cold emails that lead nowhere.

A small shift. A big payoff.

Most recruiters are still scrolling LinkedIn and Stack Overflow manually. You’re not most recruiters.

By adopting Deep Lookup GitHub Sourcing, you save hours per search, cut outreach churn, and build candidate pipelines that actually convert.

It’s not just sourcing. It’s precision recruiting.

“You don't need more resumes. You need the right ones. This tool helps you find them.”

If you’re ready to source smarter, not harder, start using Deep Lookup today. 👉 Try it now (beta access)

Let’s replace cold calls with cold clarity. Because sourcing isn’t a numbers game anymore—it’s a data game.

And now, you’ve got the advantage. 💼✨

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