Find 31,000+ Head of Engineering Leads on GitHub
GitLeads monitors GitHub stars, forks, issues, and keyword signals to surface Head of Engineering leads who are actively building — right when they're most likely to buy your developer tool. Turn GitHub activity into pipeline.
Sample Heads of Engineering — Live from GitHub
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| Developer | GitHub Stars | Repos | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Chen @alexchen Open source enthusiast. Building developer tools. | ★ 2,840 | 34 | San Francisco, CA | a***@gmail.comReveal → |
Sarah K. @sarahk_dev Full-stack dev. Loves OSS and clean APIs. | ★ 1,190 | 21 | Berlin, Germany | s***@proton.meReveal → |
Marcus T. @marcust Maintainer of several popular libraries. | ★ 3,470 | 58 | Toronto, Canada | m***@outlook.comReveal → |
Priya R. @priyaR Engineer at a Series B SaaS startup. | ★ 890 | 16 | Bangalore, India | p***@gmail.comReveal → |
Jordan M. @jmdev DevRel engineer. Writes about DX and tooling. | ★ 4,120 | 47 | Austin, TX | j***@hey.comReveal → |
How GitLeads Finds Head of Engineering Leads on GitHub
GitHub Signal Detection
We continuously index GitHub repositories tagged with Head of Engineering-related topics. Stars, forks, new issues, and README keywords all fire signals.
Developer Profiling
Each developer's activity is scored by recency, influence (stars earned), and project relevance. You get leads ranked by likelihood to engage.
Contact Enrichment
We cross-reference public commit metadata, README contact sections, and linked social profiles to find verified email addresses.
Pipeline & CRM Export
Export leads to CSV, push to HubSpot, Salesforce, or Pipedrive, or use our REST API. Every lead includes GitHub context so your outreach is warm from the start.
Who Uses GitLeads for Head of Engineering GitHub Leads?
- Developer tool founders — build a pipeline of warm leads before your Product Hunt launch
- DevRel teams — identify community champions and potential OSS contributors
- B2B SaaS companies — target Heads of Engineering who are actively evaluating new tools
- Recruiting agencies — source active Heads of Engineering for technical hiring
- Agencies & growth consultants — resell developer lead generation as a service
FAQ: GitHub Leads for Head of Engineering
How many Heads of Engineering are on GitHub?
Our index currently tracks over 31,000 Heads of Engineering with verifiable activity in the last 90 days. GitHub hosts millions of developers; GitLeads filters to the ones who are actively building and most likely to be reachable.
How does GitLeads find Head of Engineering developer emails?
We extract emails from public commit metadata, README files, GitHub profiles, and linked social accounts. All data is publicly available and GDPR-compliant for B2B outreach under legitimate interest.
Can I filter Heads of Engineering by location, stars, or company?
Yes. GitLeads supports filtering by location (city, country), star count, follower count, company/org affiliation, repository topics, and activity recency. Build hyper-targeted lists in minutes.
How often is the Head of Engineering developer list updated?
Our GitHub crawler runs continuously. New developers who star or fork a Head of Engineering repository are added to your pipeline within 24 hours.
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