Over the past two decades working with blockchain infrastructure, I've reviewed hundreds of developer profiles. And I can tell you with certainty: your GitHub isn't just a code repository, it's your professional passport to the global Web3 market. When international recruiters from firms in Berlin, Singapore, or San Francisco evaluate candidates, they spend an average of 90 seconds on a GitHub profile before deciding whether to continue. That window is brutal, and most talented developers waste it.
Let me share what actually works, based on my experience hiring and mentoring blockchain engineers.
Structure Your Repos Like a Product, Not a Diary
The most common mistake I see is treating GitHub as a chronological dump of experiments. Recruiters don't want to scroll through forty half-finished tutorials. They want to see three to five polished projects that demonstrate real capability.
For Stellar and Soroban work specifically, I recommend pinning repositories that showcase distinct competencies: one tokenization contract, one DeFi primitive (like an AMM or lending pool), and one full-stack dApp with a working frontend. Each should have a professional README with:
