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Simon Willison
@simonwHireability score
A+
100/100FAANG-ready signal
Top 1% of GitHub profiles we scoreClears 5/5 big-tech bars
@simonw's profile clears the bar most big-tech screens look for.
$5/mo keeps your GitHub re-scanned monthly, shows your score then vs now, and flags when your activity slips — so you keep climbing, not just check once.
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vs the big-tech bar
5/5 clearedClears all 5 bars a senior big-tech screen reads for.
ImpactClears ✓
Clears the bar — impact is a strength a senior screen looks for.
ActivityClears ✓
Clears the bar — activity is a strength a senior screen looks for.
Project depthClears ✓
Clears the bar — project depth is a strength a senior screen looks for.
ConsistencyClears ✓
Clears the bar — consistency is a strength a senior screen looks for.
BreadthClears ✓
Clears the bar — breadth is a strength a senior screen looks for.
marks the senior big-tech bar on each axis — same public signal, no AI.
How it breaks down
Impact100
39,793★ across original repos · 15,501 followers
Activity100
Pushed today — actively shipping
Project depth98
Flagship llm at 12,057★ · 7% of repos are forks
Consistency100
18.1yr on GitHub · 0 repos untouched >1yr
Breadth100
968 public repos · 6 primary languages
Stay at the bar
1
Add a bio
One line — who you are and what you build — frames everything below it. Don't make recruiters guess.
2
Add a pinned 'about me' README
A profile README (username/username repo) is prime real estate — most strong profiles use it.
3
Keep the streak alive
You're in good shape — steady public commits and the occasional write-up keep the signal fresh.
4
Pin your 3 strongest repos (llm, datasette, shot-scraper)
Pinned repos are the profile's storefront — lead with your highest-star, original work.
Signal-based, not gatekeeping — derived from your public activity, reach, and project depth.