Paste a GitHub link or describe the role. ViewSkill reads the code developers actually shipped and returns a 0 to 100 score, verified skills and a plain-English verdict in about 30 seconds.

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Why technical screening breaks down

Most developer assessment tools start after you already have a candidate: they send a test and wait. The slow, expensive part is earlier, deciding who is worth testing, and that still falls on recruiters reading CVs full of the same keywords.

Engineers end up doing first-round screens they don't have time for, or recruiters pass candidates on with no real signal. Either way, the funnel fills with people who look right on paper and stall at the technical interview.

What the tool does

30-second GitHub check

Paste any GitHub profile. Get a score, verified skills from Familiar to Expert, recent activity and a verdict you can forward to the hiring manager.

Search by plain-English role

Describe the job. ViewSkill searches GitHub for developers who built that stack and ranks them, with the reason for each.

Take-home coding tests

Pick from role-specific templates. Submissions are graded automatically on whether the code works, how clean it is and how well it is built.

Contacts and outreach

Find the public contact a developer published and draft a personal first message that references their real work.

Inside ChatGPT and Claude

Run the same checks from your AI assistant over MCP, so screening fits the tools you already use.

Evidence, always linked

Every claim points back to the repository it came from. Nothing is inferred from job titles.

How ViewSkill compares with other developer assessment tools

ViewSkillTest-only platformsCV keyword search
Works before the candidate appliesYes, from public codeNoYes
Evidence you can checkRepos linked per skillTest result onlySelf-declared
Needs an engineer to read itNo, plain-English verdictSometimesYes
Candidate effortNone for the first checkHours of testingNone
Coding test when you need itYes, graded 0 to 100YesNo

Screening a developer, step by step

  1. 01

    Paste a link or describe the role

    A GitHub URL for a candidate you have, or a sentence for candidates you need to find.
  2. 02

    Read the verdict

    Score, verified skills and a plain-English summary. Enough to decide whether to move forward.
  3. 03

    Test the shortlist

    Send a graded take-home test only to the people worth an engineer's time.

Technical screening questions

What is a technical screening tool?
Software that helps you decide whether a developer has the technical skills a role needs before the expensive interview rounds. Some tools send coding tests; ViewSkill also reads the code a developer already published on GitHub so you can screen before asking for anything.
Can a non-technical recruiter use it?
Yes, that is who it is built for. Every report ends in a plain-English verdict and a 0 to 100 score. Technical detail is there for engineers who want it, but you don't need it to shortlist.
What if a candidate has no public GitHub?
Send a take-home coding test instead. It is graded automatically, so you still get a comparable score without an engineer reviewing every submission.
Does it replace the technical interview?
No. It replaces the first screen, so the people who reach your engineers are already likely to pass. Your team keeps the final interview.
How does it handle candidate privacy?
ViewSkill is EU-based and only reads what developers chose to publish on GitHub and always shows the source. Developers can ask for their data to be removed at any time.
How much does it cost?
The first search is free with no credit card. After that, each search, check or outreach draft uses one credit; paid plans add a monthly allowance.

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