# finding-software-engineers-on-twitter

A skill that hunts for engineers and developers on Twitter/X by tech stack and open-to-work signals. Built for technical recruiters and hiring managers.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 752 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter

## What it does

The skill builds a candidate list from Twitter/X. It starts with tweet searches around stack and role keywords, then pulls fuller profiles for the handles it found, then scores each person. Every row carries a handle, a name, the stack picked up from bio and tweets, follower count, and hints that someone is job hunting.

Under the hood it drives two Apify actors, `apidojo/twitter-user-scraper` and `apidojo/tweet-scraper`. The bundled `scripts/run_actor.js` waits for a run to finish and writes the output as CSV or JSON; the same actors can be called through the Apify MCP server or the REST API. Set `APIFY_TOKEN` in your environment or a `.env` file first — the script and the API calls both fail without it.

Scoring weighs stack confirmation, an open-to-work signal, follower count and how recently the person tweeted, and sorts profiles into active, passive and dormant tiers. Two things to watch. Bio location is free text, so a city filter will pull in junk. And accounts with a large following often turn out to be dev-tool marketing pages rather than engineers.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-software-engineers-on-twitter -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-software-engineers-on-twitter -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-software-engineers-on-twitter -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills finding-software-engineers-on-twitter
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-software-engineers-on-twitter -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-software-engineers-on-twitter -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/finding-software-engineers-on-twitter/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find backend, frontend or full-stack engineers on Twitter/X
- build a candidate list around one tech stack
- filter out marketing accounts and bots
- spot developers who are open to offers
- export the profiles you found to CSV or JSON

## Example prompts
- Find senior Python engineers on Twitter who are open to work and give me a table with their stack and follower counts
- Pull frontend candidates with React in their bio and flag anyone who tweeted about job hunting this month
- Run a search for Rust engineers and save the results to `results.csv`

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: finding-software-engineers-on-twitter
description: >
  Finds software engineers and developers to recruit using apidojo's Twitter scrapers on Apify.
  Triggers when the user asks to: find software engineers on Twitter for recruiting, discover
  developers to hire from their Twitter profile, find backend frontend or full-stack engineers
  on X for talent sourcing, identify programmers by tech stack on Twitter, find software
  engineers who are open to work on Twitter, build a developer recruiting pipeline from social,
  or find engineers tweeting about job search or career changes.
  Returns handle, name, tech stack (from bio/tweets), follower count, and open-to-work signals.
  Ideal for technical recruiters, startup hiring managers, and engineering talent acquisition teams.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actors: apidojo/twitter-user-scraper, apidojo/tweet-scraper
---

# Finding Software Engineers on Twitter

Discovers software engineers on Twitter/X via tech stack keywords, open-to-work signals, and engineering community activity. Twitter surfaces engineers who are active in their tech community — a strong passive candidate signal.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter profile or tweet URLs |
| `twitterHandles` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter usernames (without @) |
| `twitterUserIds` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter user IDs |
| `getFollowers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract follower lists |
| `getFollowing` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract following lists |
| `getRetweeters` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract retweeters of a tweet URL |
| `includeUnavailableUsers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Include unavailable/suspended users |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum users to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |
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