guys we are launching the delta engine, which takes data of what people in elite roles have done to get there and tailors a few projects for you to reach the similar position, we have had 1500+ engineers on our platform from people working as quants in Jane Street, Citadel, IMC Trading, Graviton, Optiver to software companies like Google, Amazon, Uber, Databricks, Snowflake, Twilio, Confluent, Rippling. We even have some researchers from Google Deepmind, Anthropic and other frontier AI labs, you can all get to know what you need to do to your profile to reach where they are.
Obviously your context matters, so we take into account that and give you the delta that you need
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Super interesting launch fs! What specific signals are you extracting at the AST level that correlate strongly with seniority or depth? Also don't you guys think this system unintentionally favors those engineers who had more free time or OSS exposure etc. which is not bad but still kinda subjective
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@lak7 regarding the AST signals, we parse for architectural decisions let's say things like custom abstractions over off-the-shelf libraries, error handling depth, state management patterns, and whether someone is composing systems or just wiring APIs together.(glue guys)
a senior engineer's code looks structurally different from a junior's and it's not because it's "cleaner" but because the decision tree behind each abstraction is deeper and that comes up in our analysis.
we had considered the bias point that you mention and you're right that raw OSS volume would favor people with more free time but we don't measure the volume of commits. 50 commits that show real architectural thinking will outscore 3,000 commits of docs fixes and fork maintenance. (and we have had enough data points to verify that systems depth, architectural thinking has consistently scored higher on our platform)
like i will cite some real examples of our users, we've seen profiles with 50 commits score 85+ and profiles with 3,000 commits score like 41 or even lower
we have tried to make the system how deeply you thought rather than how much a person has built
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Hey Product Hunt, I am Tec Narayan Brahmachari, co-founder of GradPipe.
Most AI career tools just polish resumes and optimize for ATS keywords. But startups don’t hire formatting, they hire technical depth. In interviews all they care is if you have the tech-depth or not.
Today we're launching Delta Analysis. It doesn't sugarcoat; it tells you exactly why you aren't ready for your target role and how to fix it
You need to know exactly what the top 1% are actually building.
So I built the Delta Engine into GradPipe.
Instead of generating fluff, it:
• Analyzes your exact goal + your knowledge graph.
• Queries our database of 1,500+ real top-tier engineer resumes to find the exact peers who are beating you and aligned with your goal.
• Shows you the evidence-based gaps (e.g., "Peer 3 built a custom eBPF scheduler, you only have basic CRUD apps").
• Ensures every recommendation is backed by real peer data (the kind of mentor you'd love to have).
It’s powered by our proprietary skill graph.
P.S. If you run into any bugs or issues, or want to share a feedback, shoot me an email directly at tecnarayan@gradpipe.com
GradPipe
@tecfury the measurement of architectural depth and then gap identification and connecting it with the role gap is i think what makes gradpipe work for a lot of our users, lfgggg!!!!! @tecfury
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Hi, I am Pratham. 4th year at IITB, and one of the Co-Founders of GradPipe.
Delta engine as the name suggest, tells you what's the 'delta' between you and the role you are chasing.
We have the data of 1500+ strong tech builders and AI researchers, already working in companies/labs where you want to be.
It will give you the 'gaps' that exists and the 'roadmap' to fill those gaps. based on the data of the top 5 people who are already pro in that.
Feel free to drop your feedback here. or on the website itself (there is a Share Feedback button on the top right of the delta page)
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